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Originally Posted by SC Official
NBA refs in general are far more willing to issue a technical foul than lower levels and are supported when they do so.
Whereas in college the coaches have enough control that it leads to officials being scared to call T’s and (sometimes) supervisors not being willing to defend their officials in the interest of pandering to the coaches. Not all supervisors are like that, but there are some.
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The NBA T is also a less serious sanction—only one FT, no possession change, and I do not believe it countstowards fouling out.