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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra
I think he could have given Doc a little leeway seeing he had a pretty good gripe about the non-call. Not a lot mind you...just a little.
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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
I didn't understand it. Does the NBA have any sort of policy about ABS? Or maybe the NBA has a policy of zero-tolerance about certain things being said.
I'm not very good at reading lips, so on the replay I still couldn't determine what was said by Brooks.
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1) Brooks (Avery) is still looking for a coaching job. Doc Rivers was the guy who got hit with the T, I think.
2) Rivers was off the bench like a shot and nearly ran to the Lead official. I think that probably was his leeway.
3) He continued in the official's ear in transition, telling him three times by name that he missed the foul.
Was it last year that the NBA made such a big deal of its stricter bench conduct enforcement? I don't know if those guidelines are still in effect, but if they are then the T was a no-brainer. Even without those particular guidelines, I think Doc earned it.