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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
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Originally Posted by mbyron
I think that the PPP rule is still in effect, with 2 provisos: one, I really don't hear the crowd much, so they're going to have to be pretty loudly personal or profane to get my attention; two, prolonged is rather longer for fans than for coaches.
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Right: I first learned about the rule (sometimes called the 3 P's) for baseball, but it works just as well in basketball.
I had a coach tell me last weekend that a foul I had just called was a "terrible call." Then he stopped. Fine: he's entitled to his opinion of the call. It's the guy who goes on to say "you're terrible" who gets the T for a personal comment.
In fact, on that particular occasion, the coach was correct. It
was a terrible call.
We later laughed about even refs needing the pre-season.