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It is very possible that the game was called too loosely.
On the other hand, as I mentioned in a previous thread, sometimes kids are asked to do some things that they can't do. I'd say from the freshman level on down, kids don't have good body control and when they are asked to press full court and trap, they end up with a lot of blocking fouls and hacks. Even if the game is called closely, kids may not adjust to the way it is called. Also, the style of play is more helter-skelter now than I can remember. Disciplined play is not so common. I've had coaches say, "We don't have a lot of talent so we are going to run." Heck, if you want to see the skill deficits in a team, running is the first thing that will expose them. It takes skill to dribble with your head up, see the open player, pass on the run, fill the lanes, catch the ball and shoot on the run. If you don't have skill, you better walk the ball up the floor.
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