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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
Got this mindset from an NBA official who lives in the area and stays connected to our board, where he started 20+ years ago. I'm going with his point of view.
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I've known a few NBA guys over the years and talked philosophy with them.
Some of what they say is appropriate at the HS and college level and other stuff isn't.
The main thing to remember is that the NBA is an entertainment business. The people involved are paid to perform a show. That is not the case at the HS and college levels. That is precisely why this particular way of thinking has no place at these levels of competition. True competition requires impartial arbiters of the rules (ie people who go by the book). The entertainment business allows for some thinking of what produces the best product and spectacle for those watching.