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Originally Posted by reddevil19
So in other words, if you're going down the court and happen to hear a coach say "d*mmit son, you have got to get around that screen" in a conversational tone, face-to-face with the player in a coaching moment, that's something worth stopping the game for? Isn't that a classic case of what you guys like to call "OOO?"
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If you read this post and my comments, I did not say I would call anything in particular. I just said you are not able to say whatever you want to without consequence. And if you do not want to be penalized, then watch what you say. It is like rolling the dice. You might just crap out. All officials are not going to view similar language the same way in all situations. And if you do not like it, that is just too bad.
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Originally Posted by reddevil19
The particular situation I describe above was even more laughable considering that 2 games, 1 broken arm and a lot of pain killers later, the same official didn't even flinch when I dropped an F-bomb (the only time I ever did that in 8 years) on him loud enough for everyone to hear because I was extremely irritated he refused to grant the time-out I was requesting legally, while standing right next to him, having him make eye-contact with me twice, while signalling with a bright red cast on my arm.
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You do not have the right to say anything. And official's focus is on the court, not you as a coach. If you want a timeout, have your player’s call it and you will guarantee that you will get a timeout rather than asking an official to take their attention off the action.
Peace