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Originally posted by ChuckElias
The team's action doesn't really seem like a big deal. However, it is a POE this year that players on the court must stay on the court, and bench personnel must stay on the bench. Leaving the bench area -- to go into the hall for a drink, or to go into the stands to sit with friends, or (I would guess) leaving for the locker while the ball is still in play -- is not acceptable.
I'm not sure that I have a call here, but I probably would have a brief conversation with the coach when we come out for the second half.
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As explained to me, the concern that led to the POE is players going off on their own, without supervision...sometimes even up into the stands to talk to friends. It wasn't intended to penalize a team for walking off the floor with their coach at the end of a half (yes, I realize that the half isn't over until the free throws are taken, but let's not go looking for trouble).
Z