Advantage/Disadvantage talk is making me nervous

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by WindyCityRef
I don't agree that just because someone makes a layup that you shouldn't call the foul. Maybe the defender wants to foul that player before he can make an easy layup. If you don't call that foul, then maybe the next time down the defender fouls the offensive player harder.

Not sure you point here. I am not talking about at the end of a game. I am talking about just during normal play. And all slaps on the are are not hard, nor are they purposeful. So if you have a player touch another player's arm, not sure why you would automatically call a foul? But then again, I was always under the impression that basketball was a contact sport and there is going to be some contact from time to time. But then again, many folks seem to think all contact is a foul, you seem to be one of those people that feel that way.

Originally posted by WindyCityRef
Sorry, a foul is a foul, and sometimes the defense will gain an advantage by committing a foul.

Not sure what that means. Because fouls are based on how the contact affected the play, not the severity of any contact. And I know you do not hear that from officials in the Windy City. You might here what is a foul at the college level is a foul at the HS level, but all contact does not constitute fouls. If it did not, the rulebook would not address that very thing.

Peace