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Originally posted by ChuckElias
I'm probably going to take some flak for this, but put me in the camp of "If he's coaching, I'm not going to notice whether he's in the box or not." Notice that I didn't say "I don't care" if he's in the box. I just don't notice. I have too many other things to worry about to keep track of whether he's in the box or 5 feet out of it.
And I just disagree with those who says "It's a huge advantage to be out of the box". It might be a little advantage, but unless you're on the other side of midcourt, it's really not an advantage.
If the coach comes out on the floor, or if the coach is at midcourt (or past), or if the coach is on the endline -- then get him back in the box. "Call the obvious". Otherwise, leave it alone. It's just not that big a deal. All these state proclamations year after year just seem really silly to me.
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Didn't you notice that MTD referred to having to enforce the rules against "out-of-control" coaches? That's where the hypocrisy lies imo. If it's just a coach wandering a little while he's coaching....well...I'm just guessing but I don't really think that's a major problem in Ohio either. It's having to worry about being blackballed if you enforce not allowing coaches to leave the box to yap at you.
The issue isn't really the box, I don't think. The issue is coaches in Ohio possessing the ability and possibility to maybe intimidate some officials through the use of "scratches".
Maybe MTD can clarify.