respect your partner

[RookieDude]

Originally posted by crack-it
My partner has been calling longer. How would you handle? Comments

How I would handle it might be different than how you should handle it.

How many years have you been officiating?
What is your partner's experience level?
What level ball was this?

Iow...is this really a battle an inexperienced official wants to get into with an experienced official?

Yeah, the coach should have been seatbelted after the first T...but, IMO, the coach should have been reminded of this immediately after you gave him the T...or the first time you saw him standing after the T.
For whatever reason, the more experienced official let the coach have some slack...(I'm not saying this is right, but the fact remains that he did).
Learn from it...remember next time to advise the coach of the proper procedures...then YOU can enforce the rule as written.

Z and others here had some good comments on officials working together...being a team. Pregame this stuff, and talk about situations after the game. (Come to this forum to ask questions, as you did.)...but, IMO, you don't want to get into any big confrontation with a more experienced official over this...especially on the floor during the game. Again, just my opinion.