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Yes, us old farts played with a jump ball on all tie ups. Yes, the circles are on either side of the FT lines and center court. Yes, that wedgie is a jump ball. Usually a jump is between the 2 players vying for the ball. With the wedgie I think it's the two rebounders closest to the ball. Not sure on that one.
Height may seem unfair with jump balls, but a well-schooled team can steal the tap. Lots of things you can do on a tap. You can slide over after the ball's touched. From an offensive posture, you look for two like jerseys next to each other and you tap the ball between them and try to run a play if you have the advantage.
Thanks. That's what I was picturing and wanted to be sure.
Seeing how teams strategize jump balls when there's a size disadvantage would be fun to see on the college level.
