Where would you stand?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Aren't you going to end up with L only being able to see the thrower-in and T trying to cover the other 9?

Not if the L is any good.

What do you do if A has the ball inbounds in L's corner? L doesn't (I hope) run out extra wide so s/he can be outside the play.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Not if the L is any good.

What do you do if A has the ball inbounds in L's corner? L doesn't (I hope) run out extra wide so s/he can be outside the play.

No, and that's a fair point. The big difference though is A1 is in front of L instead of beside him. With A1 beside L, L has to turn his head towards the sideline far enough to see A1 which means he's looking away from the majority of the court. With A1 on the court, L can see A1 while looking towards the far endline which lets him see the majority of the court.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

No, and that's a fair point. The big difference though is A1 is in front of L instead of beside him. With A1 beside L, L has to turn his head towards the sideline far enough to see A1 which means he's looking away from the majority of the court. With A1 on the court, L can see A1 while looking towards the far endline which lets him see the majority of the court.

L can back up a little. L will have a "corridor" from about L's position (perhapds 1/2 way from the lane to the 3-point line) out to the FT line extended. The angle might go slightly toward the sideline.