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Originally Posted by Coltdoggs
I had a T today that I'd like some feedback on....didn't really want to call it cause I'd not had much issue with the coach but but I felt the he put me in a bad position and basically challenged me....
First half team fouls were 9-4.....Early in the second half with team fouls 2-2.... ...Coach of team that had 9 in the first is barking about a no call I had at the other end on a rebound by his C.......As I set up at T to put the ball in, in front of his bench due to a tipped pass OOB... he asks me "Are you going to call any fouls on them today?"...Looking up at the scoreboard and seeing it's 2-2..I pointed to it...His response was "What does that mean?"...I said "Coach, it means we've been calling fouls on both ends of the floor....sit down and coach your team from the bench the rest of the game.
His response was "I'm NOT sitting down unless you T me up"
In 7 years, I don't think I've ever had a coach say that to me....They've certainly earned Ts from me...It's kind of along the lines of threating a coach with a T which I would never do but that's how I felt when he said it...Almost as if to see if I was willing to exercise my option to T....
SO what do you think...
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I think that you made two mistakes.
1. You should never officiate according to the scoreboard. Fouls, violations, or otherwise. Your pointing to the scoreboard was wrong. If the coach had pointed to the scoreboard in the first half when the fouls were 4-9 against him as evidence that you were calling more on one end, would you have been happy or felt that his action was appropriate? Your attempted use of the board as evidence wasn't either.
2. The coach was absolutely correct that you have no right to instruct him to sit down if he is in a state that utilizes the coaching box (other than Kansas
). His response to you was completely right and you should have simply said, "You're right, coach. I apologize," and then quickly inbounded the ball. The coach's complaining about the noncall on the other end wasn't good, but you certainly didn't manage the situation well. This should never have escalated to a T. JMO.