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Marty
I can understand your viewpoint, and when I first started visiting this forum I had the same attitude to all non-FIBA rule discussions. I was more interested in the philosphy and attitude of non-FIBA referees than the discussion on rules.
However, I have now become very interested in the differences and similarities between FIBA, NFHS, NCAA and NBA rules and intepretations. I have also found that it has improved my understanding of the reasons beind rules, and has greatly assisted my game management. You can only imagine the number of Australian players and coaches that "learn" the rules by watching the NBA (or NBL which has similar rules). Being able to say to them "no, that's the rule in the NBA. However, with FIBA the rule is (blah)".
Finally, the rules of FIBA, NCAA, NFHS and NBA are meeting in the middle - a little bit of knowledge on how the NBA (or FIBA or whatever) rules on a particular subject work can be a big advantage when the rules that you referee under change to the same ruling.
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