...so I ran him...

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

If it's that big of a deal, just go to the guy and tell him. "look, I know we want to get out of here but this is getting to rough. let's tighten it up, shall we?" Then, even if he doesn't, he knows where you stand.

Clumsy is not a foul. But when they get clumsy, you've really got to work hard to make sure the real fouls get called.

Yea, that's a good sentence, "Let's tighten it up, shall we?"

One thing I did say that helped: Early in the 4th quarter, a player was complaining, "They're pushing!" I said, "Well, stand somewhere else, so they can't." That player got the next three rebounds, two defensive and one offensive. He sort of helped his team pull out from the key, and play a little more cleanly. They ended up winning by around 20.