It is in the rulebook.
I really do not see how anyone can officiate a basketball game without the concept of advantage/disadvantage. The exact words are not used, but the concept is completely under the rulebook under 4-27. All contact is not a foul and should not be judged a foul even if that contact is severe. Guys talk about calling the game under the rules, well that is the rule.
For the most part this goes along with the players I am officiating. If players can handle contact and still function normally, I am not going to just blow my whistle just because a defender touched someone. If a player cannot handle that kind of contact and gets knocked off balance quite easily, then I might have a foul.
I live by that to determine fouls. And people seem to think I have really good judgment as a result. I can only attribute that to my philosophy of advantage/disadvantage. That does not mean every call I make is going to be right or the best call, but I try my best to follow this concept to the letter.
Peace
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Let us get into "Good Trouble."
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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