This battle over whether FIBA or NF or NCAA is really kind of pointless, isn't it?
We all gotta work for somebody. We may say we're calling by a certain set of rules, but the truth is that we're calling by a set of rules as interpreted and ammended by an assignor or league or by local custom and practice.
Disagree? Count how many times we make comments on this board about "technically the rule says such and such, but I'd never actually call it that way during a game." Or how often we respond to questions with, "we call it such and such way around here, but you'd better check with your assignor."
While it is endlessly entertaining to debate the finer points of the rules, would any of us actually pack in officiating if, for instance, high school decided to adopt FIBA rules? Would the FIBA guys quit if FIBA decided to adopt NCAA rules? No, I don't think any of us would. We love doing this enough that we'd do it even if we were told to use the "other guy's" rules.
We're all just mercenaries
