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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 1728028, member: 127"]
I often wonder if refs sometimes see an advantage on the court and try to equalize it with officiating. I hear many times the word "advantage" in officiating which to me (I maybe wrong) would seem that the letter of the law or rules can be subjectively judged in terms of who gains the most from breaking them. Are smaller teams given more leeway in physicality because their opponent's size is judged to give them an inherent advantage? Do teams that are known to compete by utilizing a pressing, physical bumping aggressive defense given that leeway because it's their known style and a foul for them is different than a foul for a more passive position based defense?

I've often wondered about it especially when refs wait to call a foul after seeing whether a basket is scored. I've seen officials hold back from calling a foul if the player scores despite the foul and conversely wait until they see when a player doesn't score to call the foul. Is the delay  because of determining whether the foul gave the defender an advantage (preventing a basket) or not? Not being critical but just interested in the mindset when refs officiate plays like those. I think fans see fouls as black and white - someone was fouled or they weren't - seems that refs may judge fouls in terms of grey - whether it's a point of emphasis or whether the foul creates an overall advantage for the team committing it. Hope this makes sense.
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