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Hey guys, just wanted to post something on this for a second.
In my opinion, whether or not this was a T is completely dependent on the situation...so, was the coach
a) Asking a legitimate question
b) Joking
c) Being a smart-***
The answer can not be "A", this is obvious to anyone. "Surprised you can even remember that" is not the way legitimate questions are asked. It also, very (very) likely is not "B", the original poster would probably not have posed the question on here if it was. And considering the coach was just furious during the foul before, I find it hard to believe he'd be happy-go-lucky soon afterwards.
Which leaves us to answer "C", being a smart-***. So here's what the 5 pages of debating have been about:
Does the Coach have the right to throw out an insulting and demeaning comment based on a referee's human mistake of forgetting a number?
In my opinion, no...it does not. The coach deserves a technical....
AND FINALLY, one more thing I'd like to add, let's assume that you were thrown the ball from one of the players and instead of catching the ball...you completely miss it and it drops and rolls to the ground....does that mean both coaches have 1 "free & demeaning insult" each? So each time you mess up the coaches get a "get me out a technical" card?
If they were joking, then you obviously wouldn't whack them....it's all good-hearted and fun. But THIS COACH IN PARTICULAR was not joking, he was trying to be insulting, and that is most definitely a technical foul.
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