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I just wanted to reply on the interesting comments in this thread. We have to remember that Hawks Coach is just that, a coach. There are many coaches that probably wish a game could be suspended when something isn't going their way. His comments are from a coaches point of view. I would probably feel the same way if I were a coach. We shouldn't be in this to be popular so this situation should not surprise us. With the way society is right now this was bound to happen. On the one hand sportsmanship has went down the drain and whether we are officials or not, a human being only wants to take so much abuse. Once we get to the breaking point things happen. This official is only a man and there could have been many things going on in his life at that moment IF he did it. On the other hand, we live in a society where people lie about things all the time. I'm not going to compare it to anything cases going on around any mountains or anything but people lie when they don't get what they want. It was bound to happen when someone didn't get the calls they like.
Either way, this could be a step back for us as officials if this guy receives any kind of public punishment. We are already fighting a losing battle as it is.
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