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In transition, we have to help each other. There are no primary areas or areas that only one person can call. It is about angles and if you see the play clearly and maybe if you saw the start-develop-and finish of the play. Sometimes that is the person furthest away. I think we really have to get away from the "It is my call" BS. Yes there are times we have to trust our partner, but the lead in this case likely saw the end result. The play originated from the C or T in these situations and just because it goes to the basket does not mean they stopped watching the play. These kinds of play is rare anyway. And if I was the Lead in this play, I would say, "Thank you" to the Trail if they called something. I might have been shocked by the play and was going to guess and got caught with deer in the headlights. And if you get to the end line as the new Lead or button hook, I want help from my partners if they have a better angle.

Peace

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Originally Posted by Freddy (Post 903062)

Tell me if I'm on the right track with this:

Yes, new L has gotta bust his butt to get to the endline. Careful, however, not to accept the play head-on and end up in a straightlined, stacked situation. When that occurs and a call is made, it's usually based on an assumption that illegal contact has occurred, not that it actually happened.

The vital key to this transition is really the C. He's gotta be just as aggressive getting down court to get a good look at the transition drive to the hoop when challenged by the defense.

Sometimes L will be stacked, other times C will be stacked, depending on angle of challenge by the defender. Whichever of the two, having hustled in transition not necessarily to a standard spot but to cover the play, who has the best look at the slot needs to make the call/no call.

Reviewing dozens and dozens of similar plays on video this summer, the chief problem I see isn't with L, with sufficient speed, getting to the endline, it's when there's a lazy C just lolly-gagging down court, assuming this is L's play regardless--L ends up straightlined and the proper call/no call doesn't occur.

For 2-person, the demand to pull this off consistently is simply that much more challenging and the L needs to get to a position to get the slot more than he needs to always get to the close down position.

Am I on the right track with this? I respect and will gain from those whose opinions differ.

You are correct, imho. Cannot have a lazy C. Ever.