Ref's talking with fans

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by Camron Rust
The difference that Smitty is trying to get across, as I read it, is that the official he mentioned seems to have seeked the conversations and spent the better part of warmup in/near the stands in conversation or spends all the time talking to one coach and doesn't say boo to the other one. This is not acceptable in my book.

Seeking a conversation and finding yourself in a conversation are two different things if you ask me. Coaches will at times want to ask a question. I have had them go all the way across the court to get a basic question answered. I am not going to be rude and tell him to go away because he asks a question. I understand it might not look the best, in that situation I would not have been seeking out the coach. I would try to keep it short and end the conversation, but I would not be rude to end the conversation.

Peace