Wacked by coach

[Adam]

I haven't worked a playoff game, so take it for what it's worth; I'd have stuck him.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I haven't worked a playoff game, so take it for what it's worth; I'd have stuck him.

Me neither; me too.

Striking an official? If anything were automatic...

[jdmara]

I have worked a playoff and wouldn't think twice about it, Touching an official = Technical (perhaps ejection)

-Josh

[rockyroad]

I've worked a few playoff games in my day, and I would have stuck him instantly. Just because it's the playoffs doesn't mean that they get to get away with crap like that.

[biggravy]

I whack him no remorse.

T

[CDurham]

He would have been gone to the locker room if it was me. I view that as an automatic ejection if you strike an official intentionally. It would be like striking a cop when he handed you a ticket.

[lpneck]

Congratulations on the playoff assignment. I have 2 things to note.

1.) I would work on improving your situational awareness. You were the table side official in a situation where a team was extremely likely to be looking for a time-out. As soon as that shot went through the hoop, you should have been looking at him to grant the time-out. That is the only play in town for the table side C after the ball goes in. If you get it right away, as opposed to your partner who is 60 feet from the coach having to get it, you probably save yourself the second situation.

2.) As described, if he "disgustedly" hit your arm on purpose, that is an easy technical foul.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by lpneck

Congratulations on the playoff assignment. I have 2 things to note.

1.) I would work on improving your situational awareness. You were the table side official in a situation where a team was extremely likely to be looking for a time-out. As soon as that shot went through the hoop, you should have been looking at him to grant the time-out. That is the only play in town for the table side C after the ball goes in. If you get it right away, as opposed to your partner who is 60 feet from the coach having to get it, you probably save yourself the second situation.

I strongly disagree with your statement here. In a loud gym, sometimes the worst spot to notice a TO request by a coach is the official bench side with his back to the coach. In 3 person this is the perfect spot for the new lead to step in and make the call as they have the best view of the TO request that the coach is making.

Anytime a coach "expects" a TO just because they "ask" for one the only thing they should "expect" is NOTHING. In a loud gym you cannot hear them. Coaches KNOW that not only do they yell for a TO but they also make the universal T with their hands and jump up and down on the sideline if THEY REALLY WANT IT THAT bad.

just my 2 cents. you cannot reason with unreasonable people.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I haven't worked a playoff game, so take it for what it's worth; I'd have stuck him.

You do not have to work a playoff game to know that is not acceptable. I would have stuck him and probably ejected him. Thanks for playing.

Peace

[deecee]

I have worked playoffs and that has no bearing on what I would have done.

If i was 100% sure he did what you said he did he's gone. I dont care if its the championship game with .1 seconds on the clock and his team is UP by 1.

If I am not 100% sure his intentions its a T at the minimum. But this is unacceptable coach/official contact.

**disclaimer** if it were a she and she did that to slip her number in my pocket and she were cute - I might just let her off with a warning (I KID - I KID)