[Xavier]

Actually rainmaker, Daryl made the right call. I think he may have cheated though!! :-) That's ok.

The correct call is a technical foul. The reason for the technical is because it seen in the same light as having 6 players on the floor. A team may try to gain an advantage if a coach decides that his bench players do not deserve to play or just are not good enough to play and his best player or a good player is in foul trouble. So in an attempt for coaches to sit a player to gain an advantage from a personal fouls standpoint alone, the rule is that a technical fould should be administered.

The officials did a great job of the game and administering the technical foul. When the official made his called I knew he was wrong!! I asked him if he happen to have his case book with him and he actually did. The young official told me that he was 98% sure he made the right call. I told him that this was his 2% that he screwed up on. Boy did I eat my words when after the game he came up and showed me the rule. He actually made the right call within seconds of the situation happening. I was impressed!

[Edited by Xavier on Dec 15th, 2005 at 12:49 AM]