Was it really that bad?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I agree with you.

My point was that one could possibly read this complex compound sentence, with multiple clauses, in a different way.

It probably could be written better, and I believe that chapmaja and jmwking may agree with me.

That's great. But the reason for the technical foul was explained by the crew chief after the game. Whatever the grammar police want to charge doesn't change the understanding of the rule by those who adjudicate it.