Should I or Did I Get it Right

[Brian Watson]

I had one last night that has left me torn. The Coach of A was pretty vocal (I don't know why, we were calling a great game) but I let it go because we were usually on the other end of the floor when she was bellyaching.

In the 4th quarter I was the lead, away from the benches. There was a loose ball, and people were flopping all over(no contact though) and finally her girl grabbed it and rolled over. Of course my partner called a travel, and during play I had moved closer to the action so I was near the benches now. The coach was on the other end of the bench (closer to the table and my partner away from me) and was jumping, stomping her feet, and yelling. I could not exactly hear what she was saying, I figured she was yelling at her team (1, for the stupid play, 2, because they were whizzing away a 12 point lead in about 2 minutes), but I realized too late she was going after my partner. I know this because she turned around and starting coming at me at 100 miles an hour. But I gave her the "look" and she stopped dead in her tracks and grabbed the first spot of open bench.

Should I have given her a "late" T when I knew it was my partner she was after, or did I do the right thing by letting it go? My partner says she blocked out the coaches and had no idea what they were saying. I feel like I let her down by not whacking the coach (she did look ridiculous jumping and stomping after the call).