Smith T
 

Did anyone see the T that Bennett Salvatore gave JR Smith during the 4th quarter of last night's game?

It looked like Smith game a forearm into the back of Bynum. It was unnecessary (60 ft from the ball), but not particularly rough, malicious or hard. It also didn't disadvantage the offensive player.

I know that NBA has no intentional foul, so he didn't have that option.

In a HS game, do you call this intentional? Common foul? Stern warning?

Looked to me (I didn't see this particular play) that they were reigning in a lot of marginal stuff by the 4th quarter. The T on Anthony seemed like case of that, as well as the flagrant on the Lakers, IMO.

Loved the T on K-Mart, too. Stupid move on his part.

In last nights game, I think it was a good get in order to keep things from escalating in a chippy series. "No nonsense whatsoever" was the officials stance last night.

In HS I think it all depends...

Did a knucklehead do it?
Have we already spoke with this player?
Would it make the game better to X that?

No absolutes or always when it comes to good GM as every game is different!

More "T's" this year?
 

Not that I've followed this particular statistic, but it seems like there are an awful lot of "T's" being awarded/earned/handed-out this post season.

Teams? Personalities? Just a thing? Trying to reign in bad behavior? Always been like this, just finally being enforced?

Thoughts?

I can absolutely tell you that under NFHS rules the described action cannot be a T when it takes place during a live ball. :D

Ch1 was on top of it, he said he might "X" it in HS ball.

Yeah I only had to kick that once to learn you can't have a technical foul for contact during a live ball in HS :)

Good thing it was just a freshman game & not on the main stage. My mentor broke me down, "It looked great, too bad it was incorrect." :o

Yep, I wasn't criticizing him in any way. I was merely making a comment for a little fun.

He certainly knows what the rule is...---->