eckert,
I dunno.
I never read the Tower Philosophy.
If you have read it, where may I find it?
mick
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I don't know that the Tower philosphy was ever written. It comes from Oswald Tower who was a member of the basketball National Rules Committee. I am not sure if their is written documentation of the philosophy. Others may know.
I do have a book by Clegg and Thompson called Modern Sports officiating which mentions the philosphy. It affirms the fact that it is not related to violations or out of bounds.
However, each situation is different (game level, score...)