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Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 552412)

You could read read the thread once and remember what has been said. Of course, that is difficult for old people. ;)

Maybe your life is so simple but I've got bigger things to worry about rather than what specificially was in which of dozens of threads I read hours or days before.

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 552414)

Maybe your life is so simple but I've got bigger things to worry about rather than what specificially was in which of dozens of threads I read hours or days before.

I guess that my memory is better than yours. :p

Devil's Advocate ???

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 552411)

I'm all for reducing ball watching, but if the Lead simply takes a few steps back and positions himself near the corner of the court. He can handle the sideline while still giving 80% of his attention to post play. I still say that there is no way that the Trail is going to be accurate on that far sideline.

I agree with you, maybe because I've been doing it the old way for over a quarter of a century, but, for sake of argument, that corner is out of the lead's primary. I will go on record that, in my case, over twenty-seven years, about 90% of my out of bounds calls, from the lead, that required me to ask my trail partner for help, came from this quarter of the front court, and, I'm guessing, that he, or she, was able to give me a call, without resorting to the arrow, or a "real" jump ball, about 75% the time. On the other hand, if we went to the IAABO option, how often would the trail ask for, and get help, from the lead?