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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Putting up a stop sign and saying "that's enough" are the exact same thing imo. The intent of both should be to put a coach in a corner. If the coach wants to ignore either that verbal or non-verbal final warning, he does so at his own risk. And it's also now on me if I fail to follow up on that "final" warning if challenged.
JMO
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Oh, I know. But I can say, "That's enough" in a way where only the coach and I know I've said it. Sometimes the reaction, IMO, can be completely different. Sometimes it's important to let everyone else know you've heard and acknowledged what's been said and that you aren't going to continue to listen to it. That's how I felt last night. This was, truly, over one call on a shooting foul in a 20-point game. It still amazes me that he chose that point to find a scapegoat for his frustration. Seriously, they hit a 3 on their first possession and didn't score again until there was 3 minutes left in the second quarter.
This is only the second time I've worked a game involving this coach, and he's probably experienced a lot of officials whose motto is "Stop it or I'll tell you to stop it again." He did tell one of my partners that he had only received 3 technicals in 14 years.