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Old Sun Dec 24, 2006, 11:16am
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Originally Posted by HoopsRefJunior
JRut, I agree. I'm not familiar with that coach-official relationship nor that level. I also agree that neither situation seemed to be confrontational. One of the two times, however, Knight was clearly agitated by the official's positioning. He grabbed the guy by both shoulders and appeared to "help him move" while barking in his ear the entire time. Obviously, the officials had no problem with it.

I'm not a Knight-basher at all, but I know how often high school coaches emulate what they see on TV.
The relationship at that level is pretty clear based on my viewing this:

Knight: You're in my way. MOVE.
Official: Yes, sir. You're the boss, sir. Can I come back next year, sir?
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