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By all means, whack this coach. Just curious though, when you say "Not wanting to dictate the out come of game the game officials let them play", at what point does this include putting the whistle away when a player is knocked to the floor? Did you speak to the game officials after the game? Did they not see this or did they judge it not foul-worthy?
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I spoke with the head official who gave both technicals. He is a friend. He stated that he was hit with an elbow in the face by his own teammate. However there was body contact on the shot that could have been called, they said it didn't warrant a foul in the final 3 seconds. This was a game where for the most part the officals let them play, it was a physical game. However they would call blatent and excessive contact. However it was not as tightly called as I have seen out of some officials. I prefer to let them play a little.
Your right that it would not be dictating the outcome. However how many times have you seen officials not call anything in a last second play like that. Frankly the way I do it is based on judgement. If it is clearly a blatent foul/hack I will blow the whistle. But if you flop on the ground trying to draw a charge or you slide under for a block, I'm letting that go. I am not rewarding a team with freethrows for a handcheck on the last play either.