How patient is too patient?

[FrankHtown]

Ok...I'm sorry it wasn't clear....I DID call a travel. At that point, in my opinion, the bump and the travel were two different episodes. That is why the coach asked me if I saw the bump. Yes, I did, but the player didn't, in my opinion, at the time, lose any advantage. He was able to settle, then made a turn to the basket. Then he travelled.

I would have hated to stop the play for contact, when the player had a good opportunity to put the ball in the basket from the low post.

I guess my concern was how do I legitimize to the coach that I passed on the contact, because I thought he did have a good opportunity to score.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by FrankHtown

I guess my concern was how do I legitimize to the coach that I passed on the contact, because I thought he did have a good opportunity to score.

You don't have to legitimize to the coach. Keep your responses short and non-confrontational then keep moving:

"Contact was incidental"

"I may have missed something"

"There was no foul there"