Flipping off your teammate

[tref]

Originally Posted by stir22

what about this scenario:

i was doing a high school game, and the home team was behind by about 30 and playing like crapola. their center knew it. after yet another opponents basket, he turned around, hands at his side, and said,"c'mon guys, play harder...i mean, f**K"...

not loud enough for hardly anybody to hear, (I didn't, i was transitioning to new lead in two man), but my partner did...whacked him.

Too bad you weren't the T on that play

Originally Posted by stir22

if i'm the trail, i probably let it go, and talk to the kid as we head down the court...

+1

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by grunewar

If it's where "no one" really hears' it, that's the approach I take too. Usually with a "watch your mouth."

I guess I've done that a couple of times this season too. One of them went something like this:
Me: "You said 'truck', right?
Player: "What? Ummm.... yeah."
Me: "Good, because if you said something else I'd have to call a technical foul on you."

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by stir22

what about this scenario:

i was doing a high school game, and the home team was behind by about 30 and playing like crapola. their center knew it. after yet another opponents basket, he turned around, hands at his side, and said,"c'mon guys, play harder...i mean, f**K"...

not loud enough for hardly anybody to hear, (I didn't, i was transitioning to new lead in two man), but my partner did...whacked him.

if i'm the trail, i probably let it go, and talk to the kid as we head down the court...

thoughts?

Use the shift key properly to avoid giving the impression that you're an under-educated teenager.

[stir22]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Use the shift key properly to avoid giving the impression that you're an under-educated teenager.

gotta be honest here...kind of techno-challenged. don't know what you mean. if i committed a sin, i apologize. i'm almost 50, and don't use the internet much. e-mail and about 4 websites. don't know much about internet protocol.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by stir22

gotta be honest here...kind of techno-challenged. don't know what you mean. if i committed a sin, i apologize.

I think what mbyron means, stir, is follow the basic grammar rules we all learned. Capitalize sentences and Is. Just like in officiating, appearance counts.

[stir22]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I think what mbyron means, stir, is follow the basic grammar rules we all learned. Capitalize sentences and Is. Just like in officiating, appearance counts.

Oh, okay. Gotcha. Many thanks. I will do that from now on.

/Again, thanks.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by stir22

Oh, okay. Gotcha. Many thanks. I will do that from now on.

/Again, thanks.

There are 2 people to watch out for on the forum. Mr. Annoying Spelling Guy is one. Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy is the other. You can put others on 'ignore', but the two aforementioned guys are omnipresent.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Use the shift key properly to avoid giving the impression that you're an under-educated teenager.

My daughter sends me similar emails. I just assumed that the shift key on her keyboard must be broken?

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My daughter sends me similar emails. I just assumed that the shift key on her keyboard must be broken?

You mean the F dash dash dash word?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

You mean the F dash dash dash word?

No. More like, "hey dad. i love you. please send me money."

[refiator]

Originally Posted by bainsey

High school girls, regular season.

A1 is a player. A6 is on the bench. A6 makes a snide, chiding remark to A1. A1 responds with flipping off A6.

Whack or ignore?

I wouldn't ignore but would certainly pull the player aside to talk to her. I doubt
I would "T" unless it was really egregious, and caused a scene.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by stir22

what about this scenario:

i was doing a high school game, and the home team was behind by about 30 and playing like crapola. their center knew it. after yet another opponents basket, he turned around, hands at his side, and said,"c'mon guys, play harder...i mean, f**K"...

not loud enough for hardly anybody to hear, (I didn't, i was transitioning to new lead in two man), but my partner did...whacked him.

if i'm the trail, i probably let it go, and talk to the kid as we head down the court...

thoughts?

While it's possible I wouldn't T for this (I've actually had success talking to coaches about this), I would be hard pressed to second guess a partner who did give one.