Late to the party, but here's my $0.02

I'm thinking since you used "slams" plus an apostrophe, it merited a T

No matter

Since when do we get to write the script?

Absolutely not your concern.

Do you mean "Kid...you got away with one", or "If you do that again in another game in the same situation, I won't call it again, so please don't to that"

I say T, but more importantly, what did your Supervisor say?

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I'm thinking since you used "slams" plus an apostrophe, it merited a T
Pizanno, fyi - that's exclamation point (!), not apostrophe (') :D

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I go over to him tell him not to do that again.
T him, then talk to him so he doesn't commit a second T and get tossed. First T you couldn't warn him before it happened because you didn't know he would be that stupid to do that! (proper use of exclamation point) :D

Thanks, Travelin. I guess I missed the point, or the period! ;)

Touche Pizanno! Good to meet you. I can see you're a good sport.

not Jumping
 

No intention of talking down to or jumping on anyone.
I just spent an evening with two partners who were more worried about what was best for them and not the game. That as you can imagine
leads to some things that are not best for the game. So I may have over reacted but the terminology just struck me wrong.

I do not see much leeway for not calling a T here, this player did not have the ball when the play was blown dead, the player then picked up the ball and instead of handing it to an official, slammed the ball to the floor in such a manner that it went 10' in the air?

I can think of a couple of reasons the player might get whacked here, no matter who the player was upset with.

While I agree that the fact the player retrieved the ball prior to "slamming" it leads one to most likely call the T here; I still disagree that 10' is all that high. It doesn't take much effort at all to bounce it that high.

If this player already had the ball when the whistle was blown, then bounced it 10 feet, I don't think the T is so automatic.

Next question: did he catch it?

YU.P.
Merely dropping it from 6' bounces it over 4'1". :)

I do not really care about the height either - in this particular case it is the fact that got or retrieved the ball and did not give the ball to an official he slammed it that creates the conduct issue where he is going to get whacked.


Interesting point - But I doubt it would change my mind about whacking him because it was such an overt act.

What if he was walking to his bench when the ball was bouncing right in front of him, then he grabs it and "bounces" it.

I think the height does matter. If the original post had a player grabbing it and "bouncing it" rather than using the charged term "slam," no one would be crying for a T. So, what's the height threshold for a slam verses a bounce? If the OP had the player throwing it down and it only bounces 5 feet, is that a T?

To "T", Or Not To "T", That Is The Question ???
 

Same situation, but this time the player in question, instantly realizes that his intentions may have been mistaken, and that his action may have been impulsive, and unsporting, sprints to retrieve the ball, sprints back to the nearest official, hands the official the ball, and says, "Sorry Mr. BillyMac", all before a whistle is blown, or not blown, for a technical foul. Still a technical foul?

Again, you are 100% correct. You will see a lot of those guys fall by the wayside at some point. Not all, but most. Always fun to work with guys who will try and do anything to help themselves as an official instead of serving the game.

Whack for callin' me BillyMac. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sa...smiley-044.gif

Mr. mick Would Have Just Earned Him A Simple Techncial ...
 

And I ejected a coach who insulted me by calling me mick. I had no idea that he used to coach on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and carried some bitter memories with him. I even went "off book signals" and gave him the old, "You're Outta Here" signal. Felt good. Real good.