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Originally Posted by maven
Advantage/disadvantage concerns fouls, not violations.
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(Note: Don't confuse advantage/disadvantage with the Tower Philosophy which is similar, but is not exactly the same as advantage/disadvantage.)
Prove it.
It is important to know the intent and purpose of a
rule so that it may be intelligently applied in each play situation. A player of a team should not be permitted an advantage which is not intended by a
rule. Neither should play be permitted to develop which may lead to placing a player at a disadvantage not intended by a
rule.
Rules include both fouls, and violations. The "Intent and Purpose" preamble to the rulebook refers to rules, it doesn't solely refer to fouls.
I even got the late, great, Jurassic Referee to admit that advantage/disadvantage may apply to some violations, and three seconds was one of the two he put into that category. The second was a ten second count on a free throw. Getting Jurassic Referee to partially agree with me was definitely the highlight of my Forum career. That was the closest that I ever got to becoming an esteemed member, I peaked, flamed out, and it's been all downhill from there.