[JRutledge]

Nate,

I really am not sure what the point of your post is, but the rulebook is not the Bible to officiating. If it was when most of us attend camps they are not rules clinics. In most basketball games that I work most of the calls or situations are not that complicated or unusual. Most of what I see is basic calls and basic situations. What is said on this board is usually very unusual and something many of us never experience.

Learning the rules is more about experiencing things instead of just reading the rulebook. If you never see certain things it can be difficult to have a full understanding of the rule unless it is clearly listed in the casebook. I also feel that you can read too much into the rulebook and find things to call rather than using common sense or good judgment. That is another discussion for another day.

Peace