[Rick82358]

I am not looking to extend the game into a three hour marathon, and I understand advantage/disadvantage. My point is this: If a player (offensive or defensive) has established a legal guarding position, and the opposing player uses hands, arms or just brute force to move that player out of their established position, that is a foul.
If a player "flops" or is looking at me for a foul very rarely are they going to get more than some remark designed to get them to play the game, and quit looking for an oscar.
(Remember "floping could be rewarded with a "T" if it continues. I have never had to issue one for that because a quick warning usually puts a stop to it).
I understand contact is a part of the game, but you have to reward a player for doing what is proper in establishing position, if he is disloged from a legal position.
It is something like calling a charge if a defensive player jumps straight up into the air from a legal position and the player driving to the basket runs the defender down. I have made that call, it is unpopular, but it is right.
Making the right call is important and should not be influenced by coaches or assigners. But in practicality we know how that works, with assigners and then coaches rating officials.
My thought process is this: if officials as whole were more consistent on how things were called, there would be less of a need for technicals for not liking a particular call, and assigners wouldn't be telling us to back off. Ultimately, the game would evolve to how the game is called. It might even become more of the sport it was designed to be. Not FULL CONTACT basketball, but more the game of speed and skill it should be.
I am probably thinking of Zandu, but then nothing is perfect!