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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

If the summer league paying you wants it called, then you call it. It's got absolutely nothing to do with being "good for the game". And if they do it in regular season games, it's never a matter of enforcing it to the extreme either. It's just a matter that the T's HAVE TO or BETTER BE called.

I agree with your assessment for regular season games. Making a call because of a dunk would not preclude me from letting the players know that the dunk just cost them a T. Also letting a coach know that he just got nailed and will lose his coaching box privileges. Not saying something would be causing/inviting trouble. This is how I would handle the regular season game.

As for summer league, yes the coach was warned. He invited the Ts. It’s Juulie’s call and I applaud her for making it. As for me, I would still tell the players after I see the first dunk that causes the first technical.

If I am reffing a game, and the “League” wants this enforced. Sure, I’ll enforce it. But that doesn’t stop me from also communicating to the offending players that I just called it and I’m more than willing to call it again if need be.

These players get warned all summer by refs that continue to allow it and don’t enforce it. They are only doing what has been allowed. IMO, if I am going to be fair and call one, I’ll let them know that I did, and if they (after realizing that I will enforce the rules) want to do it again, then they’ll get another T. It’s that simple. It’s good game management.

And by the way, I believe that everything I do out there should be for the “good of the game.”


Dan- You're right. The warning to the coach is plenty fair. That is why I back her call. I'm suggesting that I would take it a step further and mention it to the players after I make the first call.

But as someone else stated. These tech would have ejected the coach. Not a good way to start a game, in any league, when communication would potentially avoid all of this.