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Originally posted by Man In Blue
Once you have crossed the magical line of earning a T you are done talking in any rational manner with the official. In my judgement, trying to talk with him at a time out, etc is done after the T.
You said the Ref was patched that gave you the T. That gives him the experence to know you crossed the line. There is no place in the rule book that says you have to tell the offender why the T was called. It was unsportsman like conduct. Period. Calling him stripes might have been the easy way or sarcastic way to tell you the final straw. It might not been the right way but I am sure you earned it. I am willing to be at least you were out of the coaching box/ on the court while having this discussion.
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Final straw? This happened 3 minutes into the game. Nary a word was said before the call. And, I was not out of the coaching box when i asked him why he T'd me, I signaled him over to the bench. Are some of these surly responses because you all think I am a coach only and therefore OPPOSED to refs? And, a patch alone doesn't give anyone the experience to know when someone has crossed the line. Time reffing with a patch does. And, is it your rule that after a T a coach cannot talk with you anymore? That the coach has earned the right to be ignored the balance of the game?