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[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Welpe

What was the final straw? Let me guess "The foul count is ...."

ME: Tweet. White 13. Push. 2 shots.
HIM: [from far bench, loudly] THAT WAS NOT A FOUL!
ME:
HIM: [Again, loudly] I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CALLED THAT A FOUL!
ME: Tweet.
TABLE: Thank you. Great Call. [this was a GV tournament so the clock guy & scorer were neutrals...I didn't acknowledge their comment, either.]
HIM: You're going to call a Technical for THAT?

One of my partners had sternly warned both benches earlier about the chatter. This guy's team was getting outplayed very badly. And, all of us, quite frankly, were glad to have him seated.

[Adam]

How far in?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

How far in?

His team was doing okay in the 1st half. So, he was relatively quiet. A micromanagement type of fellow. He was macromanaged in the early 4th qtr.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

And, all of us, quite frankly, were glad to have him seated.

In my rather limited experience, when an obnoxious coach gets seat belted, I usually wish it had been done sooner.

I had one JV game a couple of weeks ago where the visiting coach started in on us from the get go. I had a word with him about chirping in the first quarter, hoping to nip it in the bud early. My partner ended up whacking one of his players on the bench for mouthing off after a foul call.

I went in and informed the coach that he had lost his coaching box due to the indirect technical foul. He, of course, proclaimed that "That is not a rule!" but then sat down. Losing his box made him a lot quieter throughout the rest of the game.