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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 1658196, member: 716"]
Here's where the two sides look like two ships in the night on this matter.

Obviously what you say is true.

But the rules have not evolved to the extent that you suggest. Your contention is that powers-that-be have told officials to disregard the rules as written and use their discretion. We observe that the game is far more physical and also sloppier than it was even 15 years ago. I believe that this is caused by looser officiating (and I'm not looking to scapegoat officials for this).

We see teams use moving picks as a matter of strategy, post players dipping and using a shoulder to dislodge a defender with legal guarding position, hard contact on dunks and layups, players taking a dive when an offensive player approaches (among other things; obviously the last of those can be very difficult to perceive in real time). There's little consistency in whether there's a whistle on these types of plays.

The game's evolved, sure. But if Those Who Run Basketball don't want the rulebook to be enforced as it long has been, maybe the rulebook should evolve to reflect this and we can be more honest about what the game has become.
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