Stop Sign

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

So since this particular official used the stop sign incorrectly, it's wrong for all officials to use it?

Bull$hit. That's like saying just because something doesn't work for one official, it should never be used by any official.

You make it sound like every official who uses the stop sign is a poor communicator. That's totally and completely false. When I use it, it's because even though I've communicated all night long with a coach, he has now made it apparent that he isn't going to listen to me, know matter how much I've listened to him. It's my way of saying, "OKay caoch, I've listened to you, you're not listening to me, so I'm not listening any further. Enough." Now, if he can't understand that when I say, "Coach, I've heard enough," that's a warning, then he's going to find out that I was serious.

I don't think I ever said that it is wrong for all officials to use it because of this one situation. You pulled that out of your a$$.
Please don't tell me what I make something sound like; I hope to be able to communicate exactly what I want to get across.

When in your adult life has someone gave you a stop sign or told you to talk to the hand and you received it well AND stopped talking immediately?

One of the main reasons I don't like the stop sign is because people on here make it seem like it is a required step in the process to give a coach a T. Also, as pointed out earlier, the percentages aren't in your favor when using this tactic with another adult.

You know what my way of saying coach I've heard enough? I say, "Coach, I've heard enough." If you have been communicating with a coach all night long and they don't stop whatever it is they're doing, it is your problem if you have to give them a stop sign. If I have that situation it will more than likely end up in a technical foul.

You can do things how you like to do them and I will do things how I like to do them. Your way seems to be working for you and my way is working for me.