Wayne, welcome, but I'm going to have to disagree with your central tenet.
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Originally Posted by WayneG
Legal actions don't violate any balance of play, an illegal action does.
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There are plenty of things that can happen in a basketball game that are perfectly within the rules, but give an advantage to one team or the other. A well-placed screen, set within the limits of the appropriate rules, gives a huge advantage to an offensive team. Having the lower block on a FT gives a large advantage in rebounding. Both of these are tipping the balance one way or the other - what the referees are there to prevent is an advantage not allowed or intended by a rule.