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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Junker

Good post. I completely understand why it was not called, but as an official I would like to see it called at the upper levels to show players that it is illegal. I was the same with Noah throwing 2 hands at an official after a foul call. I get why it wasn't called in that game, I just wish for the betterment of basketball that it was.

You cannot look towards what the NCAA does as an example of what happens at other levels. If players and coaches do, they are playing a dumb game. Every experience that I have with working college or being around officials that work higher level college, they do not officiate with "HS eyes." I belong to an association where there are many D1 and Big Ten Officials on the football side. It is clear their philosophies are not in the same lexicon of what we do at the HS level. We even butt heads with many college officials because they want to bring college philosophies down to the HS game. I am only saying that there is a reality here. I am not saying this would not be called or should not be called at the HS level. I am saying that someone has looked at this and decided it has not passed the smell test.

Peace