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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
This worked out ok for you, but why let the coach come "a couple of steps on the floor" (emphasis mine) to question a call? Is that getting into T territory? Did you ask him to get back into the box or warn him at all? IMO, bench decorum and dealing with coaches well will separate you from the majority of other officials because most do not pay attention to the coaches and let the coaches do inappropriate things without penalty. Do a good job with the benches and it will reflect well on you. I think you are well on your way to doing this.
Stripes
I think Bard was saying that the coach asked for the reason for the ruling, not that he questioned the call. If done in the right way, during a dead ball when it is being reported, I can't see how this is anywhere close to a T. If the coach is criticizing by use of a question, that is a different matter.
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Coaches are not entitled to be on the court, regardless of the reason, unless called by an official. The penalty is a T. Now I am not saying that the coach should automatically be assessed a T for what he did, but it
has to be addressed. The coach needs to be in his box, even for what he did.
Maybe I didn't get my point across very well to bard. Answer the question, clarify or whatever the coach needed, but help the coach understand that he will not get answers on the floor, only in the box. Being on the court gets T's. Too many coaches, IMO, do not understand this because officials will not enforce the rule or will not get the coach off the floor before helping him.