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Originally posted by refTN
Just to give this some credibility I heard this from an OVC official and on top of that I talked to a SEC observer who said this guy could easily be working in the SEC if not higher.
He said that people are not there to watch officials blow the whistle and because that they only blow travels when it causes an advantage for the offense. By the kid not blowing by the defender by switching the feet or hopping by him he did not create an advantage therefore you hold the whistle. This philosophy falls under, what I am sure all of you or most of you know as the advantage/disadvantage philosophy.
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That message they gave you is ridiculous.
#1- the player gained an advantage by pivoting away from a defender while travelling.
#2- you sureashell put the defense at a definite
disadvantage by not calling the very obvious travel. You took a possession away from them by ignoring the obvious violation.
#3- the advantage/disadvantage philosophy historically is applied to contact(fouls),
not violations.
#4- when did the NCAA become the NBA?
Somebody is making up excuses for a missed call.