Coaches don't know the rules?

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Originally Posted by Ignats75

The only coaches T for misbehavior I have given this year was over this play. He kept arguing that they didn't have control. I explained that his team still had team control. He then told me I didn't know what I was talking about, so I said we are done discussing it and walked away. :30 later he wanted an explanation for a no call by my partner. Since I was by the bench, I explained what I saw and what I thought happened and he said "You still don't know what you're talking about."

WHACK!

Ignats75,
You were right to Whack, BUT once again, the call ALMOST ALWAYS (Coach Bill and I would be in the 10% or less of coaches who know/knew this rule) generates heartache.

On the topic of getting calls reversed, typically, the only time I would get calls overturned would be if EITHER the officials made a ruling error (counting a basket while calling a player control foul, for example) OR on a ball tipped out of bounds (if I thought that the official's partner had a good view, I would ask the calling official if he would be willing to ask for help).

I had more than one FTLT NOT called, but I would only mention FTLT. If they didn't know what I was talking about, I knew there was no chance of the officials getting the call right.