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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1657529, member: 2350"]
I've started and deleted a response about three times here, because I don't think I quite get the force of your question. I can, though, say that the whole concept of advantage/disadvantage is not always an easy one to get one's head around. The bad news is that it's the basis for just about everything that happens out there, short of the ball going through the basket, and a player stepping on the sideline. For there will always be contact, but there won't always be a foul. Think of it this way. I had a game last week with a coach who complained that his post player was being held. So I said, "Okay, I'll watch."

Next time up the floor the kid posts up (no ball there yet). The defender leans on him from the ball side, and he says, "See!? He's holding him!"

Next dead ball I said to the coach, "What's he stopping him from doing? First, he's standing still, so he's not stopping him from doing that. Second, he doesn't have the ball, so he's not stopping him from going to the basket. Tell him to move so I can see if there's disadvantage."

And I hate reffing the rock fights, but honestly I can't end them by myself. There's a standard across the association that says you have to find a way to get through the game. Becoming the whistle Nazi does not solve the problem. So, I have to conform. Think of it this way. If the speed limit says 50, and I'm doing 50 while everyone else on the road is doing 70, who's causing the problem?
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