Elbow out of primary

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

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.

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Instead of waiting/hoping for the L to flex strong-side, the C should go where he needs to go to get the A look.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Beat me to it. My first thought was "why are you looking at the play from the opposite side of the lane?"

You either have players to officiate in the paint (who may also be throwing elbows) or you don't and you need to rotate to help out the C with the strong side play.

Absolutely! If you're ball watching across the paint, may as well get over there. Let your feet follow your eyes!