John Harris's column in The (Toledo) Blade regarding officials in Pacers-Piston game.

Tomegun - I realize that the NBA game has different rules and I realize the refs are calling the game the way they have to because of those rules. I wasn't trying to say that they weren't calling what they were supposed, I happen to agree that they are the best officials but I don't have to like the way the game is played in the NBA.

What did you mean by we should adopt some of their philosophies? If you are talking about making the High school and college games more like the NBA then you are completely wrong. I would really like to know what you meant by that because I don't believe it makes much sense.

As far as the part about the American game I agree that fundamentals should be stressed. Because as was seen in the Olympics Europeans are playing basketball the way it was meant to be played, as a team, and are starting to beat the US pros consitently because of it.