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Originally posted by whistleone
The thing that sticks out to me about this situation is when you said that your partner pushed the coach back to his bench and the game ended uneventfully. I think most officials will agree that technical fouls should be called in order to make the game better. If this game ended uneventfully with no T issued, I don't think there was a need for one.
I don't think your partner loses credibility if he handles the situation how he feels appropriate and the game ends as it did. However, if you come in to save the day while your partner's trying to handle a situation, then I think you both lose a little credibility. Let the newbie earn his stripes. If the coach does something behind his back, then you've got the right to step in and handle business.
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If I read this correctly, you believe that no T should have been issued for the coach being at half court yelling at an official because the game ended uneventfully? Is that correct?
IMO, this isn't necessarily about making the game better as much as it is about enforcing rules. IMO, we make the game better by letting the coach know he can't walk on us and his behavior is unacceptable. I believe the game ended like it did because there was 30 sec remaining and the coach was getting his @$$ kicked and he wanted to leave.
I agree that me enforcing this would have made my partner lose credibility, but how does the calling official lose credibility by enforcing an obvious breach of the rules? I let him earn his stripes, I think he got a lesson, the hard way, about how not to do it.