Glad To Be Back

[Multiple Sports]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

Summer league games started for me tonight. Got 21 in all, including nine that will be three man mechanics, my first experience in three man.

Had a set of three tonight. In the first one, my partner and I each had a technical. His was for intentional dead ball contact after a loose ball scramble, mine was for taunting after a blocked shot. Also had a basket interference that my partner called. First time that's ever happened in one of my games. Oh yeah, did I mention these kids were incoming freshman?

Second game, my partner and I had a double whistle on a block/charge play in the lane, I was T and my partner deferred to me. We handled it perfectly.

It was great to get back out on the floor. Six tomorrow night so I'd better go ice.

Stiff -

Welcome to the world of three man ( no I don't say three person, not that politically correct or am I democrat)...

Question about your block/ charge...was your double with the C or L. I really don't ever have a dbl on those plays in the paint. I believe that they are "coming towards" someone and believe they will usually have a better look.

Could you tell us a little more as to where in the paint the play occured. If you have a patient whisltle, I bet you don't have many whistles on those type plays.....

IMO !!!!

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

Stiff -

Welcome to the world of three man ( no I don't say three person, not that politically correct or am I democrat)...

Question about your block/ charge...was your double with the C or L. I really don't ever have a dbl on those plays in the paint. I believe that they are "coming towards" someone and believe they will usually have a better look.

Could you tell us a little more as to where in the paint the play occured. If you have a patient whisltle, I bet you don't have many whistles on those type plays.....

IMO !!!!

Sorry, I should have clarified that my games last night were in two man mechanics. The play originated from my primary.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

I believe that they are "coming towards" someone and believe they will usually have a better look.

IMHO, this is one of those fallacies that gets passed around because it sounds good. Many times (maybe not "most", but many), the C has a better look at drives down the paint than the Lead has. It's amazing how easy the block/charge call is when it goes right down the middle of the lane. The C is often the only one who has a clear look through the two players on those plays.

But because NCAA-M wants the L to have primary on anything coming to the basket, we keep up this belief that the L always has the best look. As always, JMHO.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

IMHO, this is one of those fallacies that gets passed around because it sounds good. Many times (maybe not "most", but many), the C has a better look at drives down the paint than the Lead has. It's amazing how easy the block/charge call is when it goes right down the middle of the lane. The C is often the only one who has a clear look through the two players on those plays.

But because NCAA-M wants the L to have primary on anything coming to the basket, we keep up this belief that the L always has the best look. As always, JMHO.

While the C has the best look at seeing whether the defender was moving forward at the time of contact (or when the shooter jumped), the C also has the absolute worst angle to see if the defender was shifting or leaning sideways into the shooter....which is actually far more likely the situation.

What the C does generally have a better view of is illegal hands as the shooter takes the shot...the hits on the elbows and such.