[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by devdog69
Good game last night though ended up being a 30 pointer...But, winning coach by 18 or so, starts counting from 8 to 12 on a backcourt count. He may have been right, I lost the count for a bit, lots going on and I sure wasn't going to give it to him while he's loudly counting. They swat the ball OB and now I've got an inbounds and he counts all the way to six, and his count was pretty accurate , then loudly congratulates his defense for getting a six count (which I didn't call), another swat out of bounds and another inbounds, about three seconds into the inbounds play, me not counting, I give him a stop sign and he does. Then on my way by I told him, 'the next time I hear counting on this bench, it's a whack job'. Quiet night afterwards he wins by 30 some. Comments?

First: Never threaten a coach with a technical foul. You may find yourself eating your whistel later on in the game. Give a stop sign or tell him that you have heard enough and then let it go. Now you hold the upper hand while he gets to hang himself.

Second: The only accurate count is your count, not the coach's count. And lets face it, when Team B is down by thirty points and we are in the fourth quarter, how close do we pay attention to counts that could result in a turnover by Team B. I am not advocating ignoring obvious violations but there is a thing called game management.

MTD, Sr.