[Welpe]

Calling me a cheater will probably get you sent to the bus early. Of course it is all contextual to me. I had a youth football game (different sport but the example still works) where a player on the defense did not like a call one of my fellow officials made and was telling his teammates that that we were cheating them. I dropped a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct on him but did not rule it flagrant.

I had a quick chat with his coach also and explained what the flag was for and that it isn't going to be tolerated. Coach was apologetic and the offensing player was quiet the rest of the game. Message delivered.

Now if a basketball coach is on the sideline screaming at us that we are cheating them...well, that coach just punched his own ticket. I think if a player on a basketball court were to do what the player in my football game did, I would handle it with just a T. But of course, it depends not only what the message they are delivering is, but how they deliver it.