[archangel]

Originally Posted by drinkeii

I don't remember mechanics coming up in this discussion. However... as I clearly stated in that other thread, Mechanics are suggestions - Rules are Rules - It is suggested (however strongly) that you follow the mechanics for the sport you are officiating. The rules are to be followed - period. Otherwise, why have them? Why not just say "Take the ball out on the floor, decide how you guys want to play this game, and we'll decide what we would like to consider legal and illegal." - you wouldn't have a game - you'd have a circus.

And for someone saying something isn't black and white.. "You are flat out wrong" is very black and white....

The world would be a lot simpler if people would take things as much more black and white than they normally do. It's the areas of grey, expanded by people who don't like black and white, that cause most of the problems. Think of the rules of basketball, just as a simple example - most of the interpretations come from rules which are not as clear in a black-and-white sense, or because people read into the situation, making their own greyspace. I would say...this is the way it is supposed to be - so do it that way, and there would be a lot less problems.

I wonder how you would react (or just think) for getting pulled over and ticketed for speeding 1 mile over the limit?