Late technical foul

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Why is it that I feel a bit sad, then, about how it ended?

Perhaps because of these two things.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Without even giving it much thought, I called a technical foul.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

First, I simply reacted to what happened...

Completely aside from the point of the validity of the T, you probably would have liked to have collected your thoughts for a second and considered whether you wanted to make this call, then if you decided, "Yep, got to give it to him," you do so without any afterthoughts.

As it was your postgame unhappiness may be coming from your reaction to the situation and the admitted lack of thought which you put into the decision. We expect ourselves to be calm in the tense, high-pressure moments and hold ourselves to a very high standard.

Of course, this is not to say that a call made from an initial reaction in such circumstances isn't the fairest one possible. There is much that can be said in favor of making the determination in that manner.