New Free Throw Lineup

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by KingTripleJump
Chances are that 9 times out of 10, those two players from Team A and the one player from Team B are going to be up close to the 3-point line (not exactly right on the line but you get the gist.)

In the last month, when our summer leagues have been using the new line-up, it's been 9 out of 10 with AT LEAST one pair in the back court. Last night, one team was pulling ALL four players anytime they were shooting, then the other team pulled all but two of theirs. Everyone stayed back far enough that when the shot went up, it was the big fast break, before the ball ever hit the rim, and lead was standing there watching one player (on the low block) with me taking everything else. I just skipped the shooter entirely, and sprinted like crazy. Got caught in the action once or twice, and never beat the ball down. Guess it's time to work on those college level suicides.

Chuck -- you're right, of course, about squaring up to the court, heels on the sideline and cheating back one or two steps. I appreciate you saying it, cuz it's not the HS way to handle it. Once I get the hang of this, I'll have to figure out how to handle the dings on the evals for being "out of position."

The varsity games I've been doing, the shooter places her feet carefully, and those feet never leave the floor, so that issue becomes moot. Lead can catch any obvious lane violations and the worst one are about all that get called, anyway. I just wish they'd change the mechanics to make all this legal.