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Ralph,
As a coach of two huge (by our league's standards) 8th graders (6-3, 220 and 6-2, 180), I would agree that refs favoring the smaller player can be a problem for us at times - but not always. And I just got done watching 5 games where Eddy Curry (Chicago Thornwood, 6-11, 310) bodied everyone out of his way both posting up and going for rebounds. never got a sniff of foul trouble. The biggest and most skilled guy I saw guard him, Kelly Whitney, at 6-8, 220 wasn't going to be able to hold his ground against this guy, and refs didn't stop him from using his body to dislodge players. Whitney played excellent defense, too. It goes either way and probably depends on the bias of the referee.
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