Gotta get the obvious

[Rich]

Originally Posted by dahoopref

In the conference that I work, our supervisor says get to the best angle to see the play on a last second shot. The L has to realize that a 3pt shot is the only play that the black team is going to make. He has to know where the rest of the crew is and players in his area. He does no good by just standing on the baseline when he sees a player on the wing in the 3pt area; he ended up being straight-lined on the shot. There were no other players in his area except the shooter and 2 defenders. If he positioned himself along the key below the FT line, I believe he would have had a better look at the play.

I think he should've seen the arm getting hooked regardless of where he stood on the endline. I don't think this is really a positioning discussion or issue -- rather it's a judgment or cojones discussion or issue.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I think he should've seen the arm getting hooked regardless of where he stood on the endline. I don't think this is really a positioning discussion or issue -- rather it's a judgment or cojones discussion or issue.

+1

Whatinthehell else does the L have to do in this situation but go with the ball? Going into a final shot like that, he doesn't have anything off-ball to worry about, for sure. If the L was on the end line and ball side as written above, he has to get that call. He couldn't be in a much better position to do so on a shot in front of the bench area imo.

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

+1

Whatinthehell else does the L have to do in this situation but go with the ball? Going into a final shot like that, he doesn't have anything off-ball to worry about, for sure. If the L was on the end line and ball side as written above, he has to get that call. He couldn't be in a much better position to do so on a shot in front of the bench area imo.

+2 - JR, what is this world coming too!! This is like TWICE in a row we have agreed. Hopefully you are still taking your meds and this is not a sign of illness on your part!! (I'll be checking my meds just in case!)
If the "L" were at or near the junction of the 3 pt line and baseline he would have a GREAT look at this play. No need to be on the court, that seems sort of bizzare. (No matter how you spell it)
As for the FT shooting % that makes no sense. For starters, I don't know the FT% of ANY of the players on the floor, maybe I need to work on that. Secondly, what if the player were only a 50% FT shooter, yet was 0 - 3 from the FT line in the game. Using the % argument, the shooter would make all 3 thus keeping him at 50%.