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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... reference Chicago in your comments
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Whether it's Chicagoland, or my little corner of Connecticut, one thing that I've learned after joining this Forum is that basketball rule interpretations, and mechanics, are very much a local, or state, phenomena, i.e., the whistle sounded before the officials enter the court to prevent pregame dunking technical fouls in Texas; or the officials observing the post game handshakes in Massachusetts.
I wish I had a dollar every time the phrase, "When in Rome ...", was mentioned here on the Forum.
I believe that I have never said anything derogatory about the officiating in the Chicago area, or any place else for that matter, and if I have, point it out me, and I will certainly apologize.