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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Given the fact that this individual is a current HS and NCAA official, his comments are more likely appropriate. However, every person has different experiences and forms beliefs and standards of judgment based upon those. Since he has the experience of working the NBA game, then he is going to have some philosophy and play calling principles from that level in his mentality. It is that which may or may not be appropriate to have filter down to the NFHS and NCAA levels. Perhaps he is careful not to teach any of that to NFHS or NCAA officials, but since the poster cited a discussion of "RSBQ" and "continuation" (which are NBA terminology) that leads me to believe that there is some carry over. That makes me suspicious of his idea of "types of contact that warrant a foul" at the NFHS and NCAA levels.
I will politely disagree with your statement that "officiating is officiating" and I also don't think that "basketball is basketball." There are vast differences in my opinion.
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RSBQ, IMO, is a most valid discussion for the HS game at the higher levels. I don't understand how one can have a discussion about RSBQ without seeing it in the context of advantage / disadvantage, which we talk about *all the time*.
And continuation? Well, I'm still convinced that too many fouls are called "on the floor" when they should be considered fouls in the act of shooting at the HS level. So maybe using that word would convince HS officials that just because the feet are on the floor doesn't mean it's not a shooting foul.