My fault...

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by Mregor

I din't say that. In the OP, he is trying to get someone to side with him that this isn't his fault. It is. Sure there are times when you may not see something, but does that it any less your fault? No. Take responsibilty for your own actions or inactions. If not, I know who you vote for.

Fair point, and for that one I agree!

Originally Posted by Mregor

He only got the signal from the Lead after he asked for it. My point is, ask the C who has sencondary or dual responsibility depending on where the shot came from not the Lead who has no responsibility for 3-pt shots.

I just re-read the OP. He looked to L for help - maybe you're right that he should have looked to C first. I would normally look to C first; however, who knows how this play developed? I could see a lot of scenarios that would have L looking through his primary right at the shooter in a quick-pass kind of play.

Either way, if another official gives me a definite signal, I'm going to trust them. If L didn't see it and had to guess, he shouldn't have given him anything. It's an important point to trust your partner here.

Finally, if C was definite that it was a three, he should have blown it dead immediately. That we know for sure.

None of that, however, absolves T in this position as having the ultimate responsibility, and if the crew gets this play wrong it's first and foremost on the T. Who bears responsibility for the subsequent handling of that mistake, though, is what the OP was about. And it's the entire crew, from where I sit.