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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie
This is nonsense. It shows a first year official has some awareness of how the game should be worked.
Just keep in mind that a 15 point lead with 3 minutes left CAN be overcome. However, if the losing team's coach has emptied the bench, then you are likely safe. Get all the felonies and serious misdemeanors and the calls that HAVE to be made (obvious hacks, falling down with the ball, etc.), and be very judicious on the rest. This translates to protecting the shooter, getting the other fouls you need to get, but unless he uses a clearly illegal move to get around a defender (palming, traveling, etc.) and gains a big advantage, we're probably going to let that go.
I will say it depends on your circumstances. If you've had a good game with no real problems, doing this is safe. If you've had problems, you have to be aware of control first hand. As long as you keep control of the game, you should be fine.
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I guess it all depends on how you look at it. You're obviously more experienced, but you also obviously don't have a clue either on how to call a game imo.
Forget about me. There's some very sharp officials in this thread that completely disagree with your philosophy. Officials that make me stop and think when they disagree with me about something. Think about it. Or not(shrug).