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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
I just got this in my email yesterday. It came from "Senior Associate Commissioner" of my college association.
"Having just returned from the NCAA Basketball Officiating meetings in Indianapolis and while it is still fresh in my mind, I wanted to convey a message from the NCAA Basketball Committee regarding the new point of emphasis as it relates to bench decorum and the coach's box.To be specific, the interpretation of this new point of emphasis simply states that if the coach is out of the coach's box - for whatever reason - (other than when he's permitted to be), a technical foul should be assessed."
The emphasis is mine, but has anybody else heard this? Does anybody expect it to actually be carried out?
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No, I do not expect it to be realistically carried out. They need to drop this or step up and fix it once and for all. If the coaches being out of the box is a major issue for the committee, you fix it by seatbelting them or removing the box altogether, period. One technical and their butt's on the bench. Screaming for us to fix this when we have a multitude of other issues to worry about, is passing the buck imho.
Until they come up with a penality for officials not calling this, it's just not going to be enforce on a consistent level across the country. You can make it a POE every year and we'll say okay. I'll try to remember to mention it at the pregame conference so as to let them know, here's your warning. I see you at half court, technical. Right! No, what will probably happen more often than not is coach please get back in the box.