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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
A cheap foul on the starting point guard early in the game when no meaningful advantage was gained is not worth calling. It may look like a little message from the ref in the first quarter, but it may turn out to put a player in foul trouble.
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That's not my concern, it's the coach's. If the PG gets an early foul, then he's not going to hand check again, plus the burden is now on him not to get 4 more. He'll have to adjust his game, I'm not going to adjust mine just based on what you or your player are comfortable with. I can't worry about whether he's going to get into foul trouble or not. That's your concern. Tell him not to do it and he won't have a problem.
As I said before, coaches in my area know the crews and know what they're going to call in most cases. They grade film and know which crews watch for illegal screens, handchecking, etc. They know which crews allow which more contact and they know which crews call it tighter. But in any case, a handchecking foul in the 1st quarter should send a meesage to the coaches and player, "Hey, we're not going to put up with that toinight." You'll adjust or you won't. It's up to you.
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
By stepping in and enforcing tightly without first warning, you do potentially impact the game without having changed the way it gets played.
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Well, that doesn't make much sense but if that's what you believe, fine. If I choose to warn about anything, then that's a courtesy. but if you're gaining an advantage, you're not getting a warning. You're getting a foul. Coach' it's a POE. We've been told to call it, and we're doing so in my area.
How much more warning do you need?