Where do you draw the line?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I've always thought the paint was L's territory, along with the area outside the lane from the endline up to the FT line extended, out to the sideline. The T would then cover the rest, kind of an L-shaped area. Isn't this why it was so hard for officials to initially lay off those calls on the other side of the lane when starting 3-person mechanics, because of years of training that they have have all plays coming towards them, especially in the paint?

How did the pre-game go? Did this get discussed at all? Was your partner a newbie, or experienced? Maybe you should consider stepping "into the paint" more to get closer or a better angle on those calls on the other side of the paint.

I wouldn't beat yourself up too much over those calls, as now you see why 3-person mechanics help the percentage of correct calls go up.

I was working with a relative newbie, and my pregame was "The paint is dual coverage. If you see it, come and get it." So most of the calls across the paint were per our pregame.

But now I'm wondering if I could improve my percentage of correct calls if I divided things more like we do in three person.

I'm also wondering if I should come ball-side more on these. Not to get a look at post play, which is when I normally come ball-side in two person, but to get a better angle or at least a closer look on shots from the far side of the paint.