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ajs8207 Wed Oct 29, 2008 04:00pm
Altercation
 
A6, A7, and A8 come onto the floor during an altercation. Is the coach charged with one indirect technical foul or three? The three players were bench personnel.

JRutledge Wed Oct 29, 2008 04:11pm
It depends.

Do they come off the bench to fight?

Do they come off the bench and help break up the fight?

There is a difference in how the coach is assessed Technical Fouls.

Rule 10-4-5.

Peace

OHBBREF Wed Oct 29, 2008 04:13pm
the head coach is assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul. if they do not participate.
The head coach is assessed one indirect technical foul for each bench player participating in the fight.

jdmara Wed Oct 29, 2008 04:26pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by JRutledge (Post 546933)
Do they come off the bench and help break up the fight?
So if a fight breaks out on the court and players come over the court to break up the fight, are they considered to be involved in the fight?

I don't believe that the rule book differentiates whether a player is trying to break up the fight or not. My reason is that if a coach comes onto the court unbeckoned and breaks up the fight, he is charged with a flagrant foul. (Please note that in 99.999999% of the cases he is beckoned in my opinion "automatically" ;) ). I sure don't think the rule book gives a player the option of breaking up a fight without being beckoned (which I would 100% never beckon a player to do)

Just a thought

-Josh

Adam Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:15pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ajs8207 (Post 546932)
A6, A7, and A8 come onto the floor during an altercation. Is the coach charged with one indirect technical foul or three? The three players were bench personnel.
If at least two fight, coach is done.
One total for all who leave the bench but don't fight.
One each for all who leave the bench and fight.

Adam Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:16pm
If players come off to "break up" the fight, they still get charged.

Coaches may get some leeway, but it had better be obvious they had good intentions.

BillyMac Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:26pm
Nobody Saw It, Or Heard It, But We Beckoned The Coach ...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 546965)
Coaches may get some leeway, but it had better be obvious they had good intentions.
We've been told by our local interpreter that if the coach is helping to break up the fight, then he has been beckoned, even if we didn't beckon him. Same thing with serious injuries.

Adam Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 546970)
We've been told by our local interpreter that if the coach is helping to break up the fight, then he has been beckoned, even if we didn't beckon him. Same thing with serious injuries.
Agreed, but he only gets to break up his side. If he touches a player from the other team, even to pull him away, we have problems.

jdmara Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:47pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 546970)
We've been told by our local interpreter that if the coach is helping to break up the fight, then he has been beckoned, even if we didn't beckon him. Same thing with serious injuries.
I absolutely agree. The coach can use common sense. However, players better be pulling up the chair and some popcorn.

-Josh

BillyMac Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:58pm
The "Baddest Bad Boy" Played High School Basketball Here In Connecticut ...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 546975)
He only gets to break up his side. If he touches a player from the other team, even to pull him away, we have problems.
Isn't that what happened in the WNBA this past summer, involving assistant coach Rick Mahorn ?


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