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OK now that you have re-read it please tell me where it says my comment bit me in the butt ?
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Sure. Right here: "He then tells me that I am wrong and that he can run the baseline and I really don't know the rules". You then went on to say that the only reason you didn't T him is that you were "shocked". That is called biting you in the butt. Player/coach makes a comment, ref makes a smart*** comment, player/coach responds with something that merits a T. That is called biting you in the butt. And that's what happened in your sitch.
Now, I totally understand that you originally thought that the player was kidding around. That doesn't justify your comment. If you give a straight answer the first time ("Afraid not. Spot throw-in here."), then either (a) you don't get the over-the-top reply or (b) you get the reply but with the knowledge that you didn't bring it on yourself.
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my comments had absolutely no bearing on my relationship with this player nor did it make the situation worse .
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One more thing we disagree on, I guess.
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You used a poor analogy and I pointed that out in so many words.
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Again, I think the analogy was pretty good. But I can see that you're very eager not to be wrong, so I won't try to explain it again.
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I would have most likely T'd him if this was a High School kid saying this to me .
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And there it is. Your comment elicited a response that was T-worthy. So what have we learned? Keep those comments on the forum and out of your game. (Which was the point of my analogy.)