Too quick?

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Originally Posted by Scrapper1

My partner addresses the head coach directly and says, "Take care of him or I will." The stupid adult then has to get one more word in and says, of course, "Well, then just call the 3-seconds". At which point my partner T'd him up.

During the free throws for the technical, I'm still T and right in front of the head coach. He says very respectfully, "I know he was talking, but you're partner told me to handle it, and then he didn't give me the chance to do it."

I said, "Coach, your guy didn't give you the chance to do it."

But in all honesty, I think the coach had a really good point. If you tell the coach to help you out, it seems reasonable to expect that you give him/her a chance to do it.

In this particular case, do you think the T was too quick, given what my partner said to the head coach. In general, do you like that approach (take care of it, or I will)?

Just looking for thoughts.

Too quick? I think not, like you said he was stupid!
The player tried to punk your partner & actually told him what's what. We run the game & the court, if I tell a coach to "take care of it or I will" (which I happen to love) & the same idiot pops off with the same remarks before the coach could handle him, I'd whack him too!!
Coach needs to act fast. JMO