Mikec,
What other tie-breaker options are available?
In the competition I was talking about my team (Manly-Warringah) and one other team (Sydney City) were tied with the same win/loss record - and we played each other twice and recorded one win each. So it came down to the overall points for/against to determine which team would place higher - so we had to make sure that we beat the team that we were playing by more than a pre-determined number of points.
Have a look at the World Cup - it uses the same scheme.
You say that you change the way that you call the game because you are compassionate - what about compassion for the poor kid that can't dribble and so get's double teamed everytime he gets the ball - do you change the way you referee him compared to the other players on the court?
And as far as your comment that the players are playing to improve their skills and have fun - have you ever played? Even from a young age all the guys I played with, played to win - whether it was a formal competition or pick-up.
And my overall point is this - it is the referees job to enforce the rules of basketball, not make judgements on how the game should be played. Until there is a rule that says pressing when leading by more than 'x' number of points is illegal, then any referee that changes the way that they run the game is cheating.
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