Coach assisting player back into court...anything?

[JRutledge]

What is unsporting about this action? Is he a baseball umpire where assisting a runner can be some level of interference? This is not baseball, so a player jumping into a bench area to save a ball or falls into the bench is not at all unsporting. It might even be that the person on the bench was reacting to having people on top of them. Usually, people will kind of "push" you back onto the court when you got to them at the bench. If this was even a problem I am sure there would be an interpretation or case play on the situation.

Peace

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What is unsporting about this action? Is he a baseball umpire where assisting a runner can be some level of interference? This is not baseball, so a player jumping into a bench area to save a ball or falls into the bench is not at all unsporting. It might even be that the person on the bench was reacting to having people on top of them. Usually, people will kind of "push" you back onto the court when you got to them at the bench. If this was even a problem I am sure there would be an interpretation or case play on the situation.

Peace

This was my thinking after the fact. Thankfully the offending team still won by 40, though the coach was a tool for much of the game

[UNIgiantslayers]

I don’t blame him.

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by UNIgiantslayers

I don’t blame him.

Yea, it was going to take something close to assault for me to toss him

Though based on the first few minutes, he was likely going to be a tool irrespective of this call.

[BillyMac]

Now if the coach picks up the player, runs with him across the court, lifts him onto his shoulders, allowing him to dunk the ball, if my partner doesn't offer the coach a cup of tea, it would be my pleasure to do so.