If this happened in the NBA (which it probably wouldn't), Tim Floyd would have at minimum been fined for not leaving the court in a timely manner. He'd most definitely be suspended for making contact with an official. From the article above, it seems like he'll receive nothing but a slap on the wrist.

UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull:

:rolleyes:

Umm...it may not be characteristic of what he's done THIS year, but this isn't the first time Floyd's rushed out onto the court, been ejected, and failed to leave in a timely manner.

I used to live in Chicago, and had tickets to the Bulls in those years.

it seems that Tim had millions of reasons to take the job.

you would have too, if you had the chance.

RG

As a long time fan of my beloved Arizona Wildcats....thank god Tim Floyd did not take the job...

Hard to believe Arizona ended up with Miller instead. Talk about dodging a bullet and walking into a bed of roses instead.

This just an idiot with a blog...any knucklehead can open one on blogspot.

No reason to read it...I got halfway through and quit. It's fanboy bull$hit.

No, but you can blame his buddy Jerry Krause, who actually thought he was a better coach than Phil Jackson just because he knew how to bait a hook.

It's official, no suspension.


"When a coach is ejected, I expect them to leave the floor," [the CUSA commissioner] said in a statement. "Coach Floyd's actions were unacceptable. I have made our expectations clear going forward and do not expect this to happen again."

Doesn't surprise me about this guy since he's done this before. This video was shown a camp as in "How NOT to Handle an Ejected Coach."

YouTube - Is Tim Floyd Gonna Have To Choke A Ref?

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Wow
 

Wow, nice post. I love stupid coaches. Its what makes this game SO much fun..... yea....

What should they have done differently?

After the first T, Hall and Cartmell allow Floyd to get across the floor and start screaming at McCall (who wasn't even the reporting official on the initial block/charge call). They should've have done everything to prevent Floyd to even get to the center circle and yell at McCall.

After the 2nd T, McCall then goes tableside that allows Floyd to keep screaming at him. Why even go close to a coach (who is obviously upset with you) that has been ejected?

Hall goes into a "touchy-feely" dance with Floyd. It appears that Hall is trying to appease Floyd and (0:48of the clip) even motions toward McCall in a "ask him" response. Now we don't know what was said but the appearance of Hall trying to play "good-cop/bad-cop" doesn't look good.

After the 2nd T, Hall then goes to the scorebook without addressing Floyd who is still on the floor. Sure, game management doesn't do the best job at getting Floyd off the floor but there is no reason why Cartmell has to deal with Floyd alone. Cartmell (without putting a hand on him) does his best to keep Floyd away from McCall. Deal with the coach first, then go to the scorebook and access the penalties.

Very nice breakdown...from the comfort of your office chair in front of your computer.

Had you been there, with that madman screaming in your face, do you honestly think you would have handled it any better than that crew did?

Agreed. But that's what Pyatt and Kersey did after the ejection -- they didn't let Floyd get anywhere near Hartness.

Those of us that work baseball probably have had this situation in the past since ejections are more common there. Once the coach is ejected, the other umpire's job is to get between the two and get the coach off the field. The ejecting umpire can then walk away. Since the coach no longer has access to the official he's mad at, odds are the situation will not escalate further.

Unless the coach is a complete madman like Floyd and his conference commissioner is an enabler, like Floyd's.

I disagree as well. It is very easy to say what you should do when you are not there or not in the situation. Actually I looked at many of the actions by the officials similar to a baseball crew trying to get a mad man manager/coach off the field. Not sure what you can do if the guy wants to yell and scream and rant and rave like that. Most coaches do not act that way and I am sure they were trying to get on with the game. Easy to say what should be done when the actions of the coach were so over the top.

Peace