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Originally Posted by mbyron
More concretely: some kinds of behavior merit a T only when the coach persists in them. For example, I have no problem answering a coach who asks me why I called a foul (or better: what did I see).
But not every trip down the court. For that, I'll warn first and then whack. The rationale for the warning is to make the line clear: with his or her persistence, the coach has gone from asking questions to attempting to influence an official. Only the latter is prohibited by rule.
Jumping out on the court over a call? That's ridiculous.
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This is probably the best summary. To compare with the sport of soccer, a yellow card can be issued for persistent infringement (repeated fouls by or on a particular player for fouls that individually would NOT have elevated to the point of being a yellow card) while a particular foul (intentionally holding an opponent to prevent a rapid transition, for example) can be penalized with an immediate yellow card.
The latter was the case in the basketball game.