It's Why We Call Them Rats......

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Dave Reed

I didn't see or hear the play, but based on the description, I don't think there was rat-like behavior,

The Rat behavior was when he claimed to still be checking the kid out when in fact he was done with that and was coaching him.

The Rat behavior was the lie.

Nobody is saying it was a huge thing. But it was an unnecessary thing and that, in part, is what elevates it to something worth noting.

It's almost, by definition, pathological for a coach to lie in that circumstance...completely useless.