Eli,
I wa just thinking about the same thing you just posted, while I was on my way home from a game last night.
Why does it appear that Stars get preferential treatment?
It's because they are THAT MUCH BETTER than anyone else in the league. The NBA is full of great athletes, but only a handful of Stars. Those players can do things physically AND mentally, that sets them apart from the others!
Great point Eli.
I have never witnessed Ed Rush or Darell Garretson for that matter, tell his officials to allow the Stars to do whatever they want.
THe NBA wants its officials to be AWARE of foul counts, that much is true. But that philosophy is used at every level. "Hey, #35 has 4 fouls. Let's make sure his 5th is a good one." Anyone ever been told that by a parnter in a High School or College game? If so, you are now a perpetrator of the "star" system!
