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Originally Posted by Junker
Personally, the only time I will not hit my whistle for a T is if it's a book error before the tip. Beyond that, I hit my whistle hard and loud so that everyone knows what is going on. I don't want any confusion if I have to assess a T. As far as back to back, why weren't your partners coming in. If we have a T, we get someone else in there asap to talk to the coach and get the calling official away from the benches.
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The getting the partner away part I understand. The talking to the coach part is BS (with very few exceptions). I will tell a coach he must sit and then he sees my backside. The official who called the T can talk to the coach about the technical foul at the appropriate time if he/she so desires. Anything else, IMO, is consoling an adult who got what they earned and should learn from it unless they have something better to do in the locker room.
Oh, I hit the whistle and point at the offender(s) when I call a T. I would say the majority of T's call themselves (if you want to look at it that way). It probably isn't a mystery to everyone so I just call it and move on.