[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

If I were King of the Rules of Basketball for one day, the first thing I would do is to ban the use of the phrase "no call." There is no such thing as a no call. I once heard Peter Webb (former member of the NFHS Rules Committee) state that there is no such thing as a "no call."

Peter stated it very clearly: The official must observe the play and decide if an infraction of the rules occured or not. If there was an infraction did occur then the official must stop the game and make his ruling.

The phrase "no call" implies that the official saw an infraction of the rules and decided not to penalize the offender thus putting the offended at a disadvantage.

We have to remember, basketball is not like soccer (thank goodness), it does not have the "advantage clause." It turns my stomach when I hear an official tell me had a no call.