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[tomegun]

Originally Posted by drinkeii

And the rules don't support this.

And although assignors give out the games, they don't write the rules. And if they choose who to give games to based on whether or not they follow their personal philosophy, they probably should reconsider what they're doing - they should be assigning games based on skill and fairness, not in support of their personal philosophy.

IMO, two things are indicating you haven't been doing this too long.

1. You are still wanting to find our mechanics in the rulebook. Do you even know there are mechanics books? What does our mechanics have to do with the playing rules of basketball? Will you want the coaches to put their plays in the rulebook next?

2. Look at what you said about assigners! I'm new to this area and last week I had a game with a guy who is in several conferences (3 of them are D1). One of the first things he says to me is, "In this league..." He said that because different assigners have different philosophies. That is the way it is so you should just get over it.

How long have you been officiating and what level do you currently work? I'm only curious because what you are complaining about is just the nature of the beast.