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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I frequently see players mad at themselves or the situation slam a ball or pound a fist, never see Ts for this. so I fail to see the automatic, got to know why it happened. I am a believer that you don't look for somehting that isn't there. You may say somehting the first time it happens, like "If you slam the ball like that, I may think you're objecting my call, which would mean I have to give you a T. I don't think you really want that." Got a lot of emotions on the court. Call what you need to - the quick T where you choose to interpret what is going on without warning, doesn't seem to meet that criteria.
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I might agree with you if the ball is slammed down hard and then caught as it comes back up. If the ball goes above the players head (rough rule of thumb here) then we really have no choice, do we? Yeah, a warning might be nice...but some things are *assumed* to be pre-warned.
Like slamming or throwing the ball after a call.
And yeah, I'm gonna ignore a player who just bends down & smacks the floor 90% of the time, then warn him. Unless he's been a pain in the butt, then he's gonna get one.