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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I guess that I just regard all T's on player to be a result of bad judgment by players. Players who routinely exercise bad judgment are a reflection of a lack of team discipline and will get more Ts. But most cases of bad player discipline do not result in a coach being seatbelted.
The pregame dunk can be a one-time action, the coach has no opportunity to correct it that day, and he is already seatbelted. If a player acts up on the bench, it is not an automatic T and the head coach has the ability to correct it (like saying shut up - I'll deal with the ref!). In the dunking case, the coach could tell the player he is benched for the night 1 second after he dunks, but with that one dunk the coach is already seatbelted for the night.
I understand the bench personnel thing - but the punishment doesn't seem to fit the crime, IMO.
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Sure it does. The coach is responsible for his players before the game begins as well as after the game starts. The coach should be telling the players not to dunk. If they do and he's seat-belted, I bet it doesn't happen again. Besides, a coach can perform his/her duties just as well sitting as strolling.
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