What is with this attitude

[Malcolm Tucker]

It seems to me that people in USA think FIBA is a second rate something.

In the USA it appears you have various Rules for different levels of competition.
ie: NBA WNBA NCAA NFHS etc

The rest of the world uses one set of Rules. Those put out by FIBA.
Australia's highest competition the NBL uses FIBA(modified).

FIBA is not just about the Olympics.

The FIBA rules are used in under 10 years domestic competition and up through to the World Championship and Olympics.

I believe that all variants of the rules are 70% to 80% the same. The philosophy of the game is basically the same but yet I think some of the posts I read here show a pedantic attitude by some officials and a lack of ability to manage coaches and players. An official who gives a coach or player tech too quickly is not helping the game or fellow officials who do later games with the coach.

Our referee levels are
0
1
2
3 State
4 National
FIBA There are less than 20 of these officials in Australia.

Level 2 and above officials in my opinion would not have any problem refereing in USA at the appropriate level after some work with your rules.