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deecee - You need to be clear that you are talking about MEN's DI. The womens game philosophy is different. They want travels called and it is a point of emphasis. You rarely see a spin move travel in womens go uncalled.
I do not think the officials are missing these obvious travel violations. I believe they are passing on them. The guys working DI mens games are way too good to not see what we are seeing. The DI mens officials are all calling similar games which is as it should be. They are passing on many traveling calls but the key is consistency. One official can not call a different game than his crew, it fouls up the whole game. In the DI mens game they are allowing the spin move travel. I do not believe I have seen it called all year in the DI mens game but they are consistent which is key. Everyone needs to be on the same page and the players will adjust. The outside travels on catches rarely affect the play nor does the play Bilas was referring too. I do, however, have an issue with the extra steps on scoring plays that give distinct advantage to the offense but once again the officials are consistent so it does not favor a team. As we all should know, in order to be a successful official, you have to call the game the way the game is expected to be called not necessarily the way the rule is written, just watch the top guys ref a DI game.
At all levels, from the lowest to the highest, as an official, you must understand how the game is expected to be called and adjust. We all know this and the mens DI guys do too.
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