[bigdogrunnin]

TWEET! Second "T"!

Me (to the Head Coach): "Coach, your coaching box privileges are no longer in effect, and I will need your assistant coach to leave the gymnasium please. Thank you."

JR is right. They already have to go answer to someone, who in turn is going to question everything that went on up to that point, and during it. Why give them additional ammunition to go after YOU with. Come in, call the game, apply the rules, get out, go home. Always do your best to remain nothing more than part of the game, nothing more, nothing less.

And, if a coach wants to scratch me, so be it. There are PLENTY of games to be had. Once heard a co-official tell a coach, after the coach made basically the same, "you'll never call here again" comment, "Coach, if you think I'm bad, wait until you see who they send next week." You should have seen who they sent. OMG, funniest thing I have seen on the floor in a long time. Coach didn't have any scratch requests after that either. Hmmmm . . .