something that always bugs me

[rainmaker]

Folks --

Rain here, checking into the crew vs everyone else fray. The reason crew can get away with his NBA block/charge calls in HS games, is because his assignor for HS games lets him. Most of us have assignors who prefer to follow the Fed rules more exactly, but apparently in crew's vicinity, this isn't the decision. So he isn't going to change his mind.

As others keep saying, "When in Rome..." Most of you mean, "When in Fed, follow Fed rules." But crew is apparently working in Sparta, which is under Roman rule, but has a rebellious sub-consul who allows Spartan interpretations even though the "law" is Roman. So that's just the way it goes.

My only request is that crew would ALWAYS include, in his posts about block/charge, that most Fed interpreters aren't going to agree with him. This is a simple courtesy to less experienced officials who haven't yet seen through the whole variety of rule systems.