Calling Technical Fouls

[actuary77]

I am aware that most (if not all) refs have personal guidelines on when to call technical fouls on players and coaches for excessive complaining. I am interested in Ts related to unsportsmanlike conduct, specifically against officials.

I would like to hear when you guys (and gals) slap womeone with Ts. Is there a "magic word" that they have to say that you use as a guideline to automatically slap them a T? How do you define "excessive" complaining? Is bumping or contacting the official automatically a T? How about a player who passes the ball with excessive force to you during a dead ball (almost dragging you with it) because he was upset with a call or non-call? Or a player who refuses to give you the ball after asking for it multiple times and instead puts it on the floor or passes it to another player?

I know that controlling players and coaches is part of good game management and is a deterrent for the game getting out of hand and sets the tone on how the officials should be treated.