Wow!! I don't know when I've been more wrong (welll, not on this board, anyway). I've used this line quite a few times and it's always been very effective for me. But considering the volume and intensity of the disagreement, I'll never recommend it to anyone else again.
Here's another one that has worked, although I never recommend it. Coach is up by 40 or 50 and still pressing. I said, quietly, "Coach, some people might think that keeping the press on in this situation is over-compensation." I've continued to ref his games over three or four years, and he's never said one more word to me. Not in games or in pre-game conferences or anything. Still, I don't recommend it.
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