ESPN High school game Block Charge

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by johnny d

i still disagree. as the lead, i am giving the c a chance to make this call, if he doesnt i am making my call. sure there is a chance i will get i wrong, just like there is a chance i will get some of the other calls i make that night wrong as well. does it suck when we get the call wrong as is clearly the case here, it sure does, but if the coach or assignor or evaluator asks me about the play i can tell him, as i am sure the l in this play thought, i had the defender sliding in after the player went airborne. how are you going to justify not having a call on a violent collision like this at the basket if asked.......it wasnt my primary coverage area so i passed. i think that is a much weaker position than stating why you called the play a particular play and then admitting/accepting you got it wrong if it turns out that way.

Even in situations where we have been asked to not call across the lane, they do not want a no call for sure. The complaint is that the lead does not rotate, not that they simply miss the call. And "It wasn't my primary" is usually not going to go over well with the people I work for either. And again, this is transition, the Lead just got to the end line.

Peace