Advantage/Disadvantage

[Adam]

I take cries for consistency with a block of salt. I understand the "similar plays similar whistles" philosophy; but sometimes the plays aren't as similar from our perspective as they seem to a biased coach.

Sometimes, we see the close plays so clearly it's not even funny. Defender on one end gets into position just in time, but in time, and we call the PC. On the other end, the defender may be clearly (but closely) late so we call the block.

The same concept applies to incidental contact; especially in the paint and especially with disparate talent. Two point guards for opposite teams, A1 going to D1 next year and B1 a freshman thrown into the starting job by injuries. A1 will be able to play through a lot more contact than B1, so even though A/D may be applied consistently, it may look inconsistent to the untrained eye.