Back to the subject at hand. In my entire basketball playing career running from 6th grade up to last year when I was playing Over-32 intramurals (at 41 years of age) every single technical foul I received, except for 2, I knew I was acting out of line yet decided not to control myself.
Even at 11 years old I knew I was being an a$$ in reaction to a call I didn't like. Playing with emotion has nothing to do with getting technical fouls for unsporting behavior.
On a side note: The two I didn't think I deserved:
- The official thought I said something that I honestly did not say.
- I said to an official, "you can't penalize me for hustle" (well, maybe I did deserve that one, but at the time I was not trying to get a T)