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Originally posted by Mark Padgett:
If an offensive player is called for a technical, they lose two shots and possession. If a defensive player is called for a technical, they lose only the two shots, since they didn't have possession in the first place. Why should there be more of an expectation for a team to behave when they have the ball?
BTW - I also would support a rule change moving the coaching box to the parking lot
Mark,
I don't entirely disagree with your reasoning, although the "threat" of losing the ball would certainly seem to provide some additional incentive for behaving properly. Plus, there are some "T's"--namely, non-unsporting T's--that perhaps should have less penalty than others (but that's a whole 'nuther can-of-worms), and perhaps retaining the ball in such cases makes sense. There are, of course, situations where a T could be called when neither team has possession (loose ball, during a shot, etc.). Who gets the ball then? (I assume the NBA has a way of dealing with that; I just don't know what it is.)
As far as the coaches box, I'd rather not see it extended to the parking lot, or even to the baseline as in college. I don't need some of these NCAA wanna-bees standing next to me on the baseline giving me a piece of their mind. At the same time, I do think the 6-foot limit is pretty restrictive. I'd support doubling it to 12 feet, or so.