[JRutledge]

a rules mistake will cost them. So will a lack of judgement. So will use of improper mechanics or procedures. So will anything else that the NBA or specific conferences on the College level determine as against the conduct or actions of an official.

Please, do not try to make it seem like the only trouble an official can get into is by making a rules mistake. Officials have been fined and suspended for not handling the situation as stated in guildlines set by the NBA or College Conference. I know specifically the NBA and NCAA in many sports will repremand or suspend officials for much more than rules mistakes. The NBA reviews every single call an official makes and grades them on their positioning and the calls they make. So they could nail a rule and be the wrong official making a call or use the improper mechanic and get in trouble. And I know that D1 Football officials and Basketball officials go through the same type of scrutiny. I would be probably sure that other sports go through that same type of evaluation, but lets us get real. Officiating is much more than rules. If rules was the only thing, Ed Rush himself would not have asked me about my competitive background when I asked him "what does it take to become an NBA Official?"

Peace