T after final horn changes outcome

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Better that they learn the lesson in 5th grade, than in 12th grade.

Who, the official?

The kid spiked the ball *in celebration* of the win. So what exactly did the kid do that warranted a technical foul?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Not much else you could have done. My take? What's the technical for? Is this act unsportsmanlike? I don't think so. It's an act of jubilation.

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Who, the official?

The kid spiked the ball *in celebration* of the win. So what exactly did the kid do that warranted a technical foul?

I don't read "jubilation" or "in celebration" in the OP, so I was giving the official the benefit of the doubt. Most times (but not all, for sure), throwing the ball up in the air = celebration; spiking the ball = frustration / taunting.

[fiasco]

Personally, spiking the ball by the winning team would have to be accompanied by some sort of gesture, statement, or something like intentionally doing it right in front of a losing player that could be considered taunting for me to issue a T.

Otherwise, I'm just leaving it alone.