Dealing with lower level coaches?

[APG]

Originally Posted by Judtech

You do realize Knight finished at the bottom of the Big 10 in T"s received every year? Coach K finishes near the bottom of the ACC?
But MAN were those Knight blow ups memorable.

College coaches at the D-I level in general get away with a lot. I think at lot more than at any other level. If they tried pulling what they did at the NBA or high school level, there would be more technicals handed out IMO.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

College coaches at the D-I level in general get away with a lot. I think at lot more than at any other level. If they tried pulling what they did at the NBA or high school level, there would be more technicals handed out IMO.

I do not know about that. I think college coaches are more intelligent about what they complain about and often are stopped in their tracks by know knowledgeable officials. I have never had a college coach say the things to me that a high school coach says. And all the cursing I see high school coaches do and no one does anything I doubt that.

Also I not too long ago saw some tape of NBA officials interactions with NBA coaches and players, the language is much more direct from officials and do not allow a lot of the crap to go on that I see many high school and college officials get away.

Peace

[doubleringer]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not know about that. I think college coaches are more intelligent about what they complain about and often are stopped in their tracks by know knowledgeable officials. I have never had a college coach say the things to me that a high school coach says. And all the cursing I see high school coaches do and no one does anything I doubt that.

Peace

I agree with this statement 100%.

[doubleringer]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

College coaches at the D-I level in general get away with a lot. I think at lot more than at any other level. If they tried pulling what they did at the NBA or high school level, there would be more technicals handed out IMO.

Just for curiosity's sake, when I deal with college coaches I do tend to give them a little more rope as far as complaining. I somewhere picked up the philosophy that these guys are coaching as a job, to put food on their table, not an extra paycheck they are picking up like high school coaches. To me, the college and especially pro game is more about competition. High school athletics is an extension of the classroom where they learn skills to deal with situations that come up in life as an adult.

Any thoughts on this philosophy?

Oh, and my thoughts on technicals in the pro game... they found they were losing fans because of the unsporting attitudes of their players so they fixed it. That, to me, is the only reason they made the change. It's all about $ in the pros.

[APG]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

Just for curiosity's sake, when I deal with college coaches I do tend to give them a little more rope as far as complaining. I somewhere picked up the philosophy that these guys are coaching as a job, to put food on their table, not an extra paycheck they are picking up like high school coaches. To me, the college and especially pro game is more about competition. High school athletics is an extension of the classroom where they learn skills to deal with situations that come up in life as an adult.

Any thoughts on this philosophy?

Oh, and my thoughts on technicals in the pro game... they found they were losing fans because of the unsporting attitudes of their players so they fixed it. That, to me, is the only reason they made the change. It's all about $ in the pros.

I too have heard that philosophy. I don''t necessarily disagree with that. I agree with JRut in saying that the coaches at that level are more than likely more intelligent with issues they bring up with officials. Still, I see some of the antics coaches pull in some of these D-I games and have to wonder why T's aren't being handed out. I don't see this at the pro game where the pressure to win is just as, if not greater than the college game. That does bring me to a question...do coaches at that level have scratch powers like they do at the high school level? I'm assuming so, and this could play a role for a newish official in deciding whether to pull the trigger or not.

As far as the NBA issuing more technicals, their tweaks for their Respect of the Game philosophies more readily applies to players rather than coaches. The only clamp down I read/seen for coaches was the one with assistant coaches (more going the route that we do at high school...seen not heard). You're right in saying that the NBA has to take money into consideration...just as any professional sporting league has to.