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1. When I said questionable, I was referring to the coaches/players/fanatics. Questionable to THEM. 2. I dont put air in it unless I'm sure. Hope this gives you a better understanding of what "I" meant by questionable call.
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Yes... and no offense but I believe your clarification is worse than the words I inadvertently put in your mouth. Are you (see... this is a question not a statement, to avoid putting words in your mouth) asserting that you give more leeway to coaches complaining when THEY think your call is questionable than when THEY don't? Well that doesn't make any sense at all. (And I'm wondering why coaches would complain about calls they didn't disagree with).
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Since someone else already tossed in and apples/oranges (kids, coworkers) comparison, I'll throw one in there.
I'm glad football doesn't have such sensitive rules about complaining/cursing. I like seeing adult athletes getting fired up. I would hate to watch a game played with the passion of an accountant. |
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Questionable: A3 takes it strong to the rack, the secondary defender B5 slides in front of A3. They get to the spot basically at the same time & both hit the deck. It can go either way (50/50) I count the bucket & put A3 on the line. Team Bs coach wants to know why no p/c, I give him my explanation. He argues a bit, I say I understand & walk away. Clear cut: Same play but B5 is clearly still trying to get to the spot when the crash happens. If coach wants to argue this one he might get whacked or put on notice at the very least.
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Others have noted that the he-was-walking-away argument doesn't hold water. I agree, but for different reasons. I think that Rush had already made the decision to whack Perkins due to the arm-flailing tantrum he threw immediately following Rush's first call.
It's interesting the way this worked out for Perkins. If he had never turned away, and just stopped the hysterics after the first series of gestures, then he wouldn't have had people running to dismiss his obscenity. Further, if he hadn't uttered the obscenity, it would have been much clearer to the masses that the gestures were what did the trick. Another item I haven't seen mentioned is that Rush had just whacked the Magic's Matt Barnes a few minutes earlier, so everyone should have recognized that they were on notice. Duncan and Pierce are the two biggest whiners I know of, but Perkins is the biggest cry-baby in the league. I have zero sympathy for him here. |
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Disorderly conduct would be the charge though IIRC, it has to be because it would be a disturbance to others and not the officer himself.
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Right, which wouldn't apply to the situation presented, where I tell the cop it's a BS ticket. Now, OTOH, such a statement would be highly likely to give the cop reason to hit me with every single violation he could find.
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I really don't think you can put this comparison in a regular work place or adult interaction relationship.
The adult getting the speeding ticket or in the work place is not in front of millions of fans all over the world, being paid millions of dollars by a contract with conduct clause, engaging in an activity with rules explicitly requiring sportsmanship and supposedly acting as a role model. I understand the NBA routinely lets its slide, but I'm ok with the whacking.
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I have to admit I'm disappointed, yet not surprised, that the NBA rescinded the T. To me, it's the final nail in the coffin of the POE from a couple of years ago which led to a ton of Ts early in the season. It's not as if video replay showed the player didn't commit the infraction.
And FWIW, players should not get a bigger leash just because they've already been issued a T in the same game.
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That's not to say the coach never regains his composure or gathers himself together in a reasonable amount of time. In that case he will still receive a Technical foul.
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