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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
The seatbelt rule was tied to granting coaches the ability to stand and use the coaching box vs. being required to sit all the time. The coaches were given the box with the caveat that they'd lose that newly granted box it if they misused it. And remember, the box was once 6'. It is now 28'. I'm fine with a coach losing the box if they get a T....it is probably more motivation for them to control the bench than the T itself.
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The game evolved to allow them to stand, and the game can evolve to get rid of the current rule, as well.
The two free throws and possession for the opponent are more than enough motivation for coaches to behave themselves and control their benches. And if they aren't, that is why we have T's at our disposal. Of course, if an official is unwilling to penalize misconduct from the bench, that is a different issue in and of itself.