Coach touches ball

[jeffpea]

Had a game last week where head coach of Team B requested a TO and starting walking onto the floor while one of his players was in the act of shooting a 3; I did not grant the TO; shot missed and the long rebound went right to the coach who as on the floor; he caught it - I blew my whistle and signaled Team A's ball (as if it went out of bounds) and THEN asked if he still wanted the TO. I wasn't going to T 'em since he already was wacked earlier in the game by my partner and it was a 30 point game at the time.

It never crossed my mind to whack 'em in that situation. I guess that falls into the "kill the loser with kindness" category...

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by jeffpea

Had a game last week where head coach of Team B requested a TO and starting walking onto the floor while one of his players was in the act of shooting a 3; I did not grant the TO; shot missed and the long rebound went right to the coach who as on the floor; he caught it - I blew my whistle and signaled Team A's ball (as if it went out of bounds) and THEN asked if he still wanted the TO. I wasn't going to T 'em since he already was wacked earlier in the game by my partner and it was a 30 point game at the time.

It never crossed my mind to whack 'em in that situation. I guess that falls into the "kill the loser with kindness" category...

We all do things like this, I think. I consider something like this to be a compromise, probably a good one under the circumstances, but at the same time this is not remotely supported by any rule that I can think of, so others may not like the call.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by jeffpea

Had a game last week where head coach of Team B requested a TO and starting walking onto the floor while one of his players was in the act of shooting a 3; I did not grant the TO; shot missed and the long rebound went right to the coach who as on the floor; he caught it - I blew my whistle and signaled Team A's ball (as if it went out of bounds) and THEN asked if he still wanted the TO. I wasn't going to T 'em since he already was wacked earlier in the game by my partner and it was a 30 point game at the time.

It never crossed my mind to whack 'em in that situation. I guess that falls into the "kill the loser with kindness" category...

I'll put it in another category.
A coach goes onto the court, interferes with and actually stops play, and you ignore it? And the fact that he already has a "T" and you don't want to have to toss him is a factor?

Give me a break!

[Jurassic Referee]

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