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Originally posted by JeffRef
Here's what I believe to be a "Davism" (I'm relatively new to the board)...
Coach (out loud): "Look at the scoreclock, the fouls are 8 to 2."
R1: "You just made it 9-2" (as he T's the coach).
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Actually, the real Davisms in this case were:
Coach: "We have 9 fouls and they have only 1"
Davism #1: "I'll make a deal with you coach. Have your team stop committing the fouls and I'll stop calling the fouls."
Davism #2: "Yeah coach, but your team has 40 points and they only have 27. So I guess we'll give them 8 more fouls and 13 points then everything will be even. OK?"
Davism #3: "Coach, I have a rulebook with me. Let's make a bet. If you can find the rule that says each team must have an equal number of fouls, I'll even them up. But if you can't, you have to tape your big, fat mouth shut for the rest of the game. Deal?"
All kidding aside, try to remember the wisdom of long-time ref Ed Hightower, who said the purpose of a technical foul is to stop bad behavior - if you can stop the bad behavior without issuing the technical, you're just that much ahead.
Wise words to live by. Personally, I don't live by them, but they're wise words nonetheless.
