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Originally Posted by jdw3018

I agree with everything above, but also wanted to point to this quote specifically.

If there's one call in basketball that's easier to get the further away you are it's traveling. It has to do w/ exactly what's in the OP - distance which allows you to see the entire play. So, with the officials I've worked with we've often even pregamed that the on call to get in your secondary if you see it - with no worries of your partner being ticked for blowing in their primary - is traveling.

This seems to happen more often w/ C blowing a travel across the paint than anywhere else. That's my experience anyway.

Anyone else have thoughts on getting traveling calls outside your primary?

I have seen too many bad, long-distance travels called, made by officials that are ball watching. Yes, they may see the feet move, but are they actually seeing that the player is holding the ball rather than fumbling the ball ?
To help a Lead in the post from T [and rarely from C] help with the feet while L is with the contact.