USBL follow-up

[eroe39]

Chuck, I would hope the USBL person you are referring to was making a very general comment. Maybe he felt that the games officiated so far that day were too rough and officials were trying to philosophize on why they did not call something. I would agree that there are certain items in the pro game that are called more purely than in the high school game such as disloding in the post, chucking cutters, illegal screens, handchecking, etc. Advantage/disadvantage would be used less in these situations. As Drake said, handchecking used to be addressed very purely with no regards to advantage/disadvantage. They have since changed that to handchecks that only impede the speed, quickness, balance, or rhtyhm of the player with a few exceptions. If a player is 30 feet from the basket and the defender puts his forearm on his back and leaves it there they want that called a foul even if no sqbr is affected, which is a call that would not be accepted in high school or college. I have heard the phrase "look for things to call" from Ed Rush. I think it simply means to not get lured asleep and let something surprise you. Be ready and don't constantly talk yourself out of making a call. Obviously, you don't want to blow all contact though. Hope this helps!