Late technical foul

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I want to start off by saying I respect your posts and advice - you are one of the few that I consistently pay attention to here. I enjoyed your video regarding the phantom 5-second call immensely, even though that was not one of your shiniest moments, I admire that you posted it.

So with that said, I am curious why you think you felt sad about the ending to your game. I agree with everyone else for the most part, and I know that I would feel the same as you had this happened to me. Just very interested to know your thoughts about how you felt afterwards. And if you feel better about it now that you're heard from your peers, or if this is something that will stick with you throughout the off-season. I know I would probably be thinking about it for a long time.

I felt sad because it was truly a great HS basketball game and, rightly or wrongly, the focus in the minds of some (or many) will be on the technical foul and on the officials rather than the game.

It's a weird business we're in. We want to get noticed and appreciated by the right people by doing the right things, but at the same time we try to blend into the background and not be noticed by the rest of the people. 22 years in and I'm still not sure I understand it 100% of the time. But I get to go back out tonight and do it all over again.