[Leggs45]

This topic has generated a lot of good responses. What it has shown me is that for one reason or another officials will invariably handle the same situation differently. This is not to say that one official is right and the other is wrong...

Preventive officiating: Partner remaining near huddle, issuing a delay of game warning, and blowing your whistle at the end of the timeout are tools, that you can use in the future.

Game management techniques: I ask coaches during pre-game introductions to have teams ready to play when the 2nd horn sounds, inform coach the 1st time that he delays in bringing his team onto the court that the next time it happens you will put the ball in play as soon as the 2nd horn sounds.

Word of advice, "Don't add fuel to the fire." The coach is already upset about being down 25 pts. Putting the ball in play is just going to make matters worse.