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[RedAndWhiteRef]

I heard about a coach in my state whose team was playing a team who had a player with some sort of mental disability (Down syndrome I think). They had the game well in hand and since it was the end of the season, the other coach emptied his bench, including the aforementioned kid. So Coach A says to the ref "T me up. Give me one." The ref kinda looks at him like he's crazy.

He repeats: "T me up. Give me a ****ing technical." At this point the ref really has no choice. Coach B sends the disabled kid to the line and suddenly it all made sense to the officials. Never heard if the kid made the shots or not.

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by RedAndWhiteRef

I heard about a coach in my state whose team was playing a team who had a player with some sort of mental disability (Down syndrome I think). They had the game well in hand and since it was the end of the season, the other coach emptied his bench, including the aforementioned kid. So Coach A says to the ref "T me up. Give me one." The ref kinda looks at him like he's crazy.

He repeats: "T me up. Give me a ****ing technical." At this point the ref really has no choice. Coach B sends the disabled kid to the line and suddenly it all made sense to the officials. Never heard if the kid made the shots or not.

I think there are a lot of nice stories about opposing players and coaches making adjustments to allow a particular player to score a basket he or she didn't deserve.

I understand that officials are supposed to be impartial. However, coaches are supposed to coach in a way that most benefits their team and players are supposed to compete to the best of their abilities.

To me, if a player is going to get something he didn't deserve, it doesn't really matter whether the coach earned a T, the opponents played NBA All Star Game Defense, an opponent fouled a player, or a referee found a foul.

Somebody had to violate their "honor" to be the best coach/player/official they can be and make a mockery of a segment of the game for the overall good.

I don't think there is anything wrong with an official refusing to make up a foul, but I don't think there is anything wrong with a coach refusing to tell his players to not intentionally foul a particular player, or a player for refusing to create an opportunity for an opponent to score.