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I agree that we should be able to mix philosophies and the rules for levels on this board, but in my opinion the result should be a salad, not a smoothie. What I mean is, When you make a salad, you chop up lettuce, carrots, celery, maybe green pepper if you can digest it, and so on, but each item remains what it fundamentally was. and you could at any time, put all the carrot pieces into a pile and all the celery into a different pile and then use those in some different dish, such as a casserole that takes carrot, but not celery.
We are all adults here and should be mature enough to have mixed discussions, while keeping the elements separated. For instance, NBA philosophy simply cannot be used at the 6th grade rec level. It is fundamentally not the same. I can talk about both, and even apply both in different games, but I'm not going to try to put NBA thinking in the blender with recreational playing and come out with one homogeneous product.
The people around here that do different levels, usually are very good at one level, before they move up and start over with a different level. I am hoping to be that kind of ref someday, so while I am at the level of JV and below, I am taking all talk of college and pro with a grain of salt -- not that it's wrong but that I am not going to use it right now. The salt is a preservative, to hold it over for later.
I especially am interested in the part about eroe doing WNBA, and would read all those posts with interest, since my aspiration is to rise to that level someday. However, I'm not going to use WNBA philosophy or rules in the games I do this year -- it would not be right.
I particularly disagree with the person who said, they may pass on a charge if the defender is under the basket. In the NBA, this is the right no-call, by rule. In NF, this is the WRONG NO-CALL whether the fans like it or not. They usually only go by what they see on TV so they may not scream, if you skip it, but that is no true and faithful guide. I would expect that if eroe came and did a HS game, he would expect to call this charge, and would do it when it happened. He could not have risen to the level he has without being faithful to the level he was working.
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