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I am uncomfortable refereeing a game with this philosophy. If it is true that Hollins "admitted that refs gather and make sure when a star player has five fouls that the sixth is a sure foul and not a ticky-tack foul," then I have to chalk it up to good business management. After all, the NBA is a business and they, better than I, know what sells.
However, I will not ref this way for a HS contest. The two are different. I cannot extrapolate that I should take on traits of NBA officials simply because it is a higher level of basketball. I officiate under the belief that all fouls should be called based on their own merit and applied equally to all players. As much as this is possible, I referee this way.
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"referee the defense"
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