I wish I had this on video. About 30 seconds into the game, this guy jumps up with his hands in the air and yells at the court "WHAAAAAT?!?!" on a travel call against his team. His assistant pops up, elbows him in the side and when the coach looks at him, the assistant nods in my direction. The coach turns his head and looks at me. He gets this glazed look in his eyes. He then just sits down and didn't say another thing except to his team the rest of the game.
The best part was that, during a timeout in the third quarter, he asked one of the officials about a rule interp and then asked the official to make sure I knew it was just an inquiry and that he wasn't questioning a call.
Somehow, that made it all worthwhile. BTW - his team blew a 10 point lead to start the fourth and lost by 8. I'm sure it was extra tough for him not to explode at the refs late in the game.
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Sat Mar 06, 2010, 12:00pm
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