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Old Sun Jan 29, 2012, 08:51am
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L in Three-Person "Reaching Across the Lane"???

More and more, while both doing games and observing/critiquing and taking video of crews, I'm noticing that the L in three-man has the frequent tendency to "reach across the lane" to call illegal contact fouls on the players defending shooters who come into the lane opposite L's area.

I can understand the good look the L gets on block/charge calls, since, though the drive may have originated in C's area, L is likely to have had the best view of a defender setting up in LGP.

However, I'm not convinced L has the best look at illegal contact fouls when involving a shooter advancing toward and encountering a defender in the other side of the lane. Yet it's become common for L to take this call, almost as if L is importing two-person coverage area principles into three-person.

The accuracy of the calls/no calls that are occurring when the L is the one calling "across the lane" instead of C on these sorts of plays is what I am calling into question.

Do you sense the same tendency? Is this a valid concern? Do you pregame this situation? Should I take up volleyball instead?

Your seasoned comments and insights are appreciated.
(I'm waiting to ingest your feedback before including it on the agenda of an upcoming rules meeting)
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