Help With This Situation

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Kelvin green
There's one thing that I think has been missed....

Why wasn't this Trail's call. A layup with four seconds should not be lead's call. Although there are no specific guidelines in the NF Manual ( of course)... If trail cant make a last second call with four seconds on the clock, and the lead thinks it is his call... Oh my!

This is where a good pregame comes into play, and where once again the NBA has done a better job outlining duties. In the NBA( Two man mechanics) if there is 2.9 or less, Lead has front court shots, and Trail has shots from backcourt. This is a great division of responsibility and works real well.

As to whether or not the shot was released - yes, it's the trail's responsibility (although in a play like this, he may need help from the lead).

The foul, however, being before or after the horn rests entirely with the official calling the foul. There's no way that the trail can see exactly what contact merited the foul and whether or not that was before the horn. Remember - the whistle may be close (or even a fraction of a second after), but it does not mean that the foul was after the horn!