need some feedback

[Mark Padgett]

I know you probably didn't mean it this way, but you mentioned that this involved Team A's "best player". Just a reminder that we shouldn't let anything having to do with the player's perceived value to the team play into our decision making process. There is no doubt there is a perception by coaches, players and fans that the "best" players should receive some kind of special consideration and that their value to their team should play some part in how they are treated. Simply put - this is wrong. Players are players - period. They all are to be treated equally.

Of course the NBA has different rules on this subject.

[dave30]

That's the reason why the call was questioned. This team couldn't believe that their "best player" could travel in that situation. Not only that, if he hadn't have travelled, it would have been an offensive foul, so the travel really helped him out. He was able to stay in the game and then decided to toss the ball in the corner and mouth off to the referee.