"That was a WEAK foul!!!"

[Adam]

"I wasn't talking to you" is the oldest, and weakest, defense in the coaching book. I'm guessing he hadn't exactly earned the benefit of the doubt up to that point.

[OKREF]

Prime Example.

Fast break to A1 dribbling towards the basket, A2, running along sets an illegal screen on B1 tryining to get across to A1. I am opposite the table and coach jumps and yells as loud as he can, "That is pathetic, just pathetic". I give him a T. He then says he wasn't talking about me, and say the call was pathetic not me.

[twocentsworth]

Originally Posted by OKREF

Prime Example.

Fast break to A1 dribbling towards the basket, A2, running along sets an illegal screen on B1 tryining to get across to A1. I am opposite the table and coach jumps and yells as loud as he can, "That is pathetic, just pathetic". I give him a T. He then says he wasn't talking about me, and say the call was pathetic not me.

"I understand Coach. The T wasn't because you're pathetic....it's because what you said was pathetic."

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

"i understand coach. The t wasn't because you're pathetic....it's because what you said was pathetic."

+1

[maven]

Originally Posted by Adam

"I wasn't talking to you" is the oldest, and weakest, defense in the coaching book.

Weak indeed. A good response is, "Coach I know who you were talking to." Not antagonistic, sarcastic, or disrespectful, but it doesn't let him slide nor invite further discussion.

Or, for my fellow English speakers, "Coach, I know to whom you were talking."

Now, if I just had a good response to the new coach fave around here: "C'mon, maven, you're better than that!" My most recent response to that one is, "Thanks, coach!"

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by maven

"Coach I know who you were talking to."

Attention: Grammar Police Alert . . .

Originally Posted by maven

"Coach, I know to whom you were talking."

Oh, nevermind.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by maven

Weak indeed. A good response is, "Coach I know who you were talking to." Not antagonistic, sarcastic, or disrespectful, but it doesn't let him slide nor invite further discussion.

Or, for my fellow English speakers, "Coach, I know to whom you were talking."

Now, if I just had a good response to the new coach fave around here: "C'mon, maven, you're better than that!" My most recent response to that one is, "Thanks, coach!"

I told a player once, "No, you were talking to me through your teammates." I'll go with yours instead.

On your last, depending on my rapport, I might respond with, "I think we both know I'm not."

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

I told a player once, "No, you were talking to me through your teammates." I'll go with yours instead.

On your last, depending on my rapport, I might respond with, "I think we both know I'm not."

I've warned a coach who was having a very audible convo with his player by telling him that's the type of conversation I don't want to hear in the future.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Adam

I told a player once, "No, you were talking to me through your teammates." I'll go with yours instead.

On your last, depending on my rapport, I might respond with, "I think we both know I'm not."

My assignor must not agree - he keeps sending me to your games.