[just another ref]

Originally Posted by TD21

Let's say two teams are playing each other and each has a great center to compete against each other with neither team having a player that comes off the bench to match up against the other teams opposing center. Now imaging if early in the game, let's say 2 minutes in one center gets a foul called on him. Two trips down the floor later the defending post player, who already has one foul, is fronting with no backside help. The guard sees this and lobs the ball into him. As the offensive post tries to get the ball the defender holds him. Not much but just enough to slow him down in getting to the ball. What are you going to call? This is a foul right? What happens if that offensive player still catches the ball and dunks it uncontested? Are you still happy with your call, 2:30 into the game that puts one teams center on the bench and leaves his team helpless to defend the post? Now if he prevents the offensive player from catching the ball, easy call foul. But since he doesn't now you've got a decision to make. If every foul is a foul, then you call a foul and put that teams best player and only chance to defend the post on the bench and say "sorry coach, a foul is a foul and your player fouled him so now he sits" while the coach is screaming at you saying "how is that a foul? how did it affect the play? He caught the ball and dunked it for christs' sake!!!" Now you might even have to T him. But what importance is knowledge of personal fouls? You see all of actions have reactions and coaches do have some knowledge of what is going on and how we affect the game. So the idea that a foul is a foul is a foul isn't a great concept. I'm sure I'm gonna get all kinds of heat for this but here goes.

If the parts in red are matters of consideration for what is a foul for you, I consider this to be problem.