[cmckenna]

JEBPE...

Think about Advantage/Disadvantage this way.....


A player is on a fast break full length of the court. One defender between him and the basket at mid court. As he passes that defender he gets slapped but is able to continue on his path and make an easy uncontested layup for 2.

Now, if I officiate as you say, by the book, the slap is a foul. I would have to blow it dead at the point it occured, mid court. Let's assume no bonus yet.

So what happens... We have to put the ball in play with a throw in giving the defense time to get setup.

In this example, I have penalized the offense by not letting that player complete an easy layup for 2 points.

I'm sorry, but advantage/disadvantage has to be applied in basketball or it would become a really boring game.

You say the players will learn to adjust... by the book contact is a foul, I can't imagine no matter how hard the players would work to adjust could you have a basketball game with no contact.