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Originally Posted by KingTripleJump
Quick NBA question---
Can NBA coaches scratch officials? Or vice versa?
(I'm pretty sure the answer to this is "no", but I've been wrong before.)
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IMO, in terms of putting a bad mark on their record, yes! To the agree that they will actually get an official off of their game. I'm sure it's happened and I'm also sure it's rare. It happens everywhere in all associations. In college and hs, coaches run the stuff, officials like to think they are in control of their own entity, but they are not. You see, they don't get to make the rules, the coaches do. Which is why the rule to not allow coaches to call timeout will never change. They have even added it to the NBA and now to the NFL.
Now, are officials able to scratch coaches? I'm sure it has happened, but not in the direct way you are thinking. The issue in Ohio with the coach going after the official after the game. This coach is marked, he now has a bad record and eventually the school is going to have to get rid of him. It would be nice if the officials in that area got together and protested or refused to work any of his games. Bottom line, they are going to have problems getting quality guys to go over there and when he goes on the road, he's going to get tossed. It would really be hard for me not to toss him if I lived in Ohio. You see, my point is there are ways.