players talking to ref's at the end of time outs

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by eyezen

Interesting. My experience is the exact opposite. Anytime I try to engage a player during those exact same dead times with a "boy it's hot in here" or a "really good game we got going" they usually just ignore you or stare at you like you have tentacles growing out of your head.

There's a huge difference here. The OP is not initiating coversation, he's responding to it. I usually don't make a point of talking to players outside of necessary game chatter, but if they initiate it and it's appropriate, I'm all for friendly banter.