NBA vs. NCAA officials

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

As far as "who to not call it on", the pro philosophy is to be aware of who has how many fouls. They will not avoid calling a foul when a foul needs to be called. But if they have a choice of giving the foul to the guy with 3 fouls or the guy with 1 foul, they will give it to the guy with 1 foul. They are already aware of which guy has more fouls, so it looks pretty smooth. They're not going to shy away from the foul if the guy commits it all by himself; but if somebody else is around, they will likely give it to the other guy.

Does that make sense? The philosophy is not "don't call fouls on the stars". The philosophy is "if possible, distribute the fouls so that the stars can stay in the game."

You're not saying this thinking is limited to the pro ranks, are ya?