1. Lots of non-basketball stuff not being seen or called. I've seen a broken nose/cut on face be penalized with a regular foul, had to throw a kid out for punching an opponent in the stomach after wrestling for a loose ball (first player ejection ever), and seen a dirty play on an inbounds screen that I had to call despite being 40 feet away from the play because it was so blatant. The #1 rule as a basketball official has to be prevent non-basketball activities!
2. I have seen a lot of freedom for offensive post players to use their hands and arms to hold defenders off and get the ball in advantageous positions. If it would be a foul for the defender to do it, it has to be a foul for the offensive player to do it. We always say "Don't screw the defense!" Allowing offensive players to get overly physical in the post, especially with extended arms or grabby hands is screwing the defense.
3. Lots of obscure rulebook calls. Yeah, we know people like to show how they know the book inside and out, but when you get that technical, how do you distinguish when to go to that detail or not? By the rule book definitions, almost all coach comments should be T'd up, but we don;t see that. The rulebook is there as a framework to work within, not a reason to show everyone you're the beat cop who knows the letter of the law regarding jaywalking on an empty street. Know what I'm sayin'?
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