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Not all Fiba referees are of the same high standard and quality. Most probably the USA Fiba referees are better than the Australian Fiba referees and most probably the Australian Fiba referees are better than the Samoan Fiba referees, and so on, and so on. That is probably why standards are different from all over the world. Thats maybe why when they all get together at one venue, the different standards are noticeable. I was told by an English Fiba referee that when you get two different international referees in Europe to do a game, there is so much ego and baggage that goes into the game. Can you imagine three from three different countries?