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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
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Consistent problems of any kind are the fault of the coach. But the thing I like least about this rule (and the tenor of this discussion) is it seems to assume that player behavior during a specific warm-up is under the control of the coach. I can tell them not to do it, and I can tell them they shouldn't have done it and take corrective action after they have done it, but I can't stop the act from occurring.
I think that anything players do while legitimately on the court should be treated as player behavior not bench behavior. JMO - I know many disagree. [/B][/QUOTE]Coach,I gotta agree with that completely.I personally think that a coach should only be seatbelted because of something that they do.I think that part of my job is to control the behaviour of assistant coaches,players on the bench,etc. I know how to do that,and I'm not afraid to do it.I also know most of the time when a head coach is actually responsible for,or condoning bad behavior,also.However,if the coach is COACHING ,I really don't give a damn what he/she is doing.
The problem is,though,that if I'm supplied a penalty for a call,I should be applying that exact penalty fairly and equally.I can use my judgement as to whether or not I'm going to call something in the first place.There's nothing in the rules,however,that says I can change the penalty for something if I do decide to call it.