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Old Mon Feb 01, 2016, 01:13pm
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Another official in the last week was reported for trying to joke with a coach in a situation that only the best and most experienced could get away with. Younger official, didn't know the coach, coach didn't know the official, I get an email.

I can't stand this mentality from coaches (or anyone really). I may be new to the basketball world but I've been an official for a long time so not knowing me is not a reason to think I can't handle myself or the situation. I'm meaning big picture here as well. If in your situation the coach didn't like the guy joking the fine but sending an email to tattle on him and admitting that it would be ok if he was older and if he knew him? Cmon!! I hate it bc that just lends assignors (not meaning you here rich) to play good ole boys club and only have the same guys going to same schools all the time. It gets fricking old. Real old.
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Old Mon Feb 01, 2016, 02:24pm
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I can't stand this mentality from coaches (or anyone really). I may be new to the basketball world but I've been an official for a long time so not knowing me is not a reason to think I can't handle myself or the situation. I'm meaning big picture here as well. If in your situation the coach didn't like the guy joking the fine but sending an email to tattle on him and admitting that it would be ok if he was older and if he knew him? Cmon!! I hate it bc that just lends assignors (not meaning you here rich) to play good ole boys club and only have the same guys going to same schools all the time. It gets fricking old. Real old.
Where did you get that from? Rich is saying only a very experienced official with some knowledge of the coach could successfully get away with this behavior.

And what's with complaining about "tattling"? The coach has a right to communicate something he is unhappy about.
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Old Mon Feb 01, 2016, 05:26pm
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Where did you get that from? Rich is saying only a very experienced official with some knowledge of the coach could successfully get away with this behavior.

And what's with complaining about "tattling"? The coach has a right to communicate something he is unhappy about.
I've been out for a few hours and was planning on writing just this exact response -- and I'm glad I didn't have to.

Officials that think that coaches don't communicate to assigners or, perhaps should be immune from such a thing, are delusional at best.

If an official decides to use marginally sarcastic humor with a coach, he'd better have a good working relationship with the coach OR be so well known as an official that the coach thinks better of the situation. Otherwise someone's going to be told about it.

Now, I may not care depending on the coach involved or the official involved, but in this case I knew right away that the official involved couldn't really pull this off and perhaps someone needs to communicate that with him for his own good.
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