Assistant Coach to the Table

[RookieDude]

"10.5.1 Situation C Case Book 2009/10

The coach of Team A leaves the bench area and goes to the table to seek information other than a correctable error:

(a) during a time-out;

(b) during the intermission between the first and second quarters.

RULING:

A technical foul is charged directly to the coach in both (a) and (b). If this information is required, it must be secured by a manager or statistician, etc. when the clock is stopped and the ball is dead. A coach is not permitted at the table for this purpose. To allow exceptions would open the door for exploitation and would result in situations which could not be enforced consistently."

I have an ongoing discussion with a fellow official...

Is there anytime a crew would allow an assistant coach to go to the table...for any reason?

What if a coach says that his "assistant coach" is in fact a "statistician"?