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Originally Posted by bainsey
The following was posted on our state basketball's message board, thread entitled "Stop Officiating the Scoreboard!" I'll just post the OP (there are some interesting replies) for now...
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Why do some official [sic] believe that they have a right to try and even the playing surface by adjusting the play calling for the inferior opponent?
In four different games this season I was informed by 4 different officials that they were not going to make on obvious foul or travel call because, “Look at the score board!”
Do the rules of the game change just because of the number of points up on the score board?
Is this reason to allow for excessive contact by an inferior defender?
At what point does an official decide they have the right to change the rules of a game?
What this really comes down to is, why do some officials believe that they are bigger than the game?
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All I want to say is I watched a game this year where the officals did NOT do any of the above and the final score was 79-10. The winning team put on a FULL court press from the opening tip to the final buzzer.
I would say that is a reason why SOME officials might do what you have posted above. I'm just sayin.