What Am I Missing Here ???

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mregor

Time for a little "Tower Philosophy" here. No idea where it came from, just one of those things I've kept over the years.

"The "Tower Philosophy" stated in another manner is as follows:

'It is not the intent that the rules shall be interpreted literally, rather they should be applied in relation to the effect which the action of the players has upon their opponents. If they are unfairly affected as a result of a violation of rules, then the transgressor shall be penalized. If there has been no appreciable effect upon the progress of the game, then the game shall not be interrupted. The act should be ignored. It is incidental and not vital. Realistically and practically, no violation has occurred.'
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The Tower Philosophy, as good is at is is also equally flawed. If we actually followed the Tower Philosophy for what it is, we'd also ignore situations when a ball handler barely steps OOB since stepping slightly OOB really has no effect on the game. It essentially creates a nebulous set of violations that are too trivial to call, but, yet, equally trivial violations are expected to never be missed. It is more of an excuse for just approximating knowledge of the rules and recognition of events than anything else.