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Coach,
If I had been in your shoes, I would have told my player to position himself just above the top of the key and outside the 3 pt line as the official working that game was demanding. Of course, he was mistaken, but there are many little things like this that quite a few officials get incorrect. For example, many officials believe that during the FTs for a technical foul the other players must retreat to halfcourt.
This was a small thing and I'm sure that this official was enforcing this positioning on both teams, so there was no advantage to either side.
Following the game, I would have contacted the local assignor or referee association and informed them of this referee's mistaken understanding of the FT rule, and asked for them to address it with him. That would have likely fixed the problem.
I just feel that it is too small of a thing to make a fuss over during a game.
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