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all i said
was that the comment "What were you looking at? Come on!" doesnt sound T worthy - I know he had been jabbering but I have seen coaches that jabbered all game but they were valid questions and just because he was jabbering all game does not warrant a T. Especially if you or your partner have not at least told him once that he needs to pick his battle and to not complain about every call or no call. IMO thats just good game management.
Players and coaches both sometimes make good points about calls/nocalls -- just last night adult rec league player drives the lane and as soon as he picks up the ball gets fouled. Me and my partner blow the whistle but i quickly pull my hand down and thought the player was on the ground -- my partner thought he was shooting and one of the opposing player asks him "Looked like he was still on the ground?" to which my partner replied "No, he picked the ball up therefore he was shooting." The player now replies "What does just picking the ball up have to do with shooting if there is no motion started?" My partner replied with his same reply -- The player argued for about 3-5 more seconds and then I chimed in to him "Let it go and move on because allyou argue is not going to change anything." One of his teammates agreed and it was all over.
So once again after all my babbling all I said was that from the sounds of it I disagree with the first T -- because the statement itself could have meant "which primary are you looking at?" or maybe it was a train wreck and he just wants to know what you saw -- and jabering doesnt necessarily mean bad and just because he was jabbering if you or your parter have not at least warned him to get off your back at least once this T seems bad IMO. So the second T would not have happened had the game been managed IMO -- because in the report there is nothing that says "Me or my partner had approached the coach earlier in the contest to warn him that his constant complaining and begging for calls would cost him." So if I make a call that is close and a coach or player brings up a good point or asks a question you need to address it or at least consider the fact "Hey I screwed up." 9 out of 10 coaches, or at least those that know the game, will actually work a lot better with you if you at least seem human and capable of mistake "Coach from your angle you might be right, however with what I saw and the information available to me player XYZ appeared to get fouled during the shot."
**Disclaimer for those that will say we cant talk to coaches the whole game -- I agree with that and usually only chat with coaches regarding the 2-3 close questionable calls that happen each game.
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