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Originally posted by ace
Speaking of ts coming in situations here's a story from the kingwood classic:
Coach down by 24 points.. Complaining. I give him a soft two-hand stop sign (my back is to the scoreboard)go down the floor come back he's still going - give him a hard 2 handed stop sign. Go down the floor come back - player goes up for the shot and he stands up and in a raised voice says to the back of my head, I want an AND 1 ON THAT!" So I t'd him. Now - Had I realized he was down by 40 points with only 2 mintues left in the game I probably would have given him one more stern hard warning and been done with it.
Georgia Techs coach got my attention as I was walking off the floor and said, "You look like a smart guy and a damn good referee, I was shocked to see you drop that technical on that coach." I told him "thats what happens when u cant see what the situation is and you have to take care of business some how."
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So, I count four stop signs (why did you use two hands?)and a T at the end of the game. A team is down by 40 points with two minutes to go and you say you can't see what the situation is? With the information you have given I find it hard to see giving this coach a T. How does the saying go "there was nothing left but the crying" or something like that. I would have been trying to keep the clock running.
I will end with this. IMHO, it is difficult to say for sure whether you had no choice. I can't see it but I wasn't there and I didn't go through this the entire game. If the coach behaved badly the entire game you should have got him early. From reading your post, what he said is becoming more common and to read it doesn't trigger anything worthy of a T.