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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Different like apples and oranges, or different like McIntosh Apples and Honeycrisp Apples?

Would visitors from Mars who never previously observed any volleyball games notice the differences right away (as I, not knowing any of the rules, or not knowing anything else about the sport, noticed right away after observing boys and girls high school lacrosse games), or are the differences only minor?

This is when you start losing the audience and anybody who may have some good information doesn't bother reading the rest of the thread.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

This is when you start losing the audience and anybody who may have some good information doesn't bother reading the rest of the thread.

That works on FB or Instagram much more than a place like this.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

This is when you start losing the audience and anybody who may have some good information doesn't bother reading the rest of the thread.

I view men's and women's college basketball as two different varieties of apples. Basically the same game, shoot the ball in the basket, with only slightly different rules. Non-officials casually watching both games would recognize them as being played in very similar manners.

I view boys and girls high school lacrosse as being apples and oranges. They're both fruit, but very different types of fruit. Non-officials casually watching both games would recognize them as being played in very different manners. Same basic game, get the ball in the net, but very much different rules.

Hey, it's better than posting about COVID and social justice issues on a forum dedicated to basketball officiating.

[LRZ]

You just can't stop yourself, can you? And we are your enablers.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

... And we are your enablers.

Originally Posted by SC Official

... other NCAA sports do use the same rules for men and women (except lacrosse because M/W lacrosse are two almost entirely different games).

SC Official deserves a small part of the blame.

He first brought up sports other than basketball with different gender rule sets, in some cases making for "two almost entirely different games".

It was his quoted phrase that got my attention.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

You just can't stop yourself, can you?

You're right LRZ. I couldn't resist. Came up with the idea to fully continue through with the metaphor (not perfect, both edible plants, but it serves a purpose) yesterday, tried to resist posting it all day yesterday. Woke up and had to post it today. Sorry.



Above, my view on soccer versus softball.

Can't blame this, even partially, on SC Official. It's all on me.

BillyMac out (hopefully).

[Stat-Man]

At one point, NCAA-M and W did share a common rule book through the late 1990s and early 2000s with differences for men and women noted as appropriate. I'm not sure what year it was when the men's and women's rules diverged into separate rule books to reflect the different trends, philosophies, strategies, etc. when comparing the men's game with the women's.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

At one point, NCAA-M and W did share a common rule book through the late 1990s and early 2000s with differences for men and women noted as appropriate. I'm not sure what year it was when the men's and women's rules diverged into separate rule books to reflect the different trends, philosophies, strategies, etc. when comparing the men's game with the women's.

Thanks Stat-Man.

Be sure to eat lots of fruits and vegetables.