Aaarrgh!!!

[devdog69]

I worked a tournament this weekend, with the typical know nothing fans and parent coaches. I ended up dumping three coaches over the course of the weekend which is alot. I have a question about one situation that led to a coach going ballistic and getting ejected. First of all, there was some prior history as I had their team a couple of weeks ago and he got very irate and out of control and I dinged him then, so he was ready for any mistake I made, I believe and was going to try to embarrass me, since he convinced his crowd and players that we cost them the game the first time around.

Sitch: Team A makes a basket. Team B player takes the ball after it goes through the hoop sets it down on the baseline and bends over and proceeds to tie her shoe. I give it a few seconds and begin walking up the court (summer ball mechanic). I'm about even with the free-throw line extended when I start a five second count. He flips out, literally screaming that it is my job to stop the clock and let her tie her shoe. Even though I got all the way to 6 and didn't call the violation, he still went off enough to get a T. About 45 seconds later, he gets the second one after he follows me to halfcourt griping at me and I then tell him he needs to have a seat because he lost the box when he got the tech. Well, he blows up then. Screaming that I don't know what I'm doing, get the second one, and continues screaming says "I don't care how long you've been calling, you suck at officiating". Although, there is no excuse for his behavior, in the original situation would you stop the clock to let the player tie her shoe. What rule reference? Other comments?