Elbow out of primary

[Nevadaref]

You can't call what you didn't see. You may know that contact occurred, but you don't know if it was legal or illegal. So let me give you some advice to see if I can help prevent this from happening to you again.

When the ball handler has used his dribble and is now holding the ball and pivoting in the C's primary, the Lead needs to rotate!

Had you gone strong side instead of staying and looking through the lane, you would likely have had a much better angle to see the play and also been much closer to the action which would have allowed you to feel less awkward about making a help call for your partner, if that were necessary.

Bottom line: ROTATE in such situations. It will put both you and the C in better positions. The C will slide higher after the L moves, and now look down through the action and you will be able to look outward with a perpendicular view of the players. This should prevent both of you from being straight-lined.