Easiest Toss I've Ever Had

[Rich]

Originally Posted by tomegun

What if the opposing coach had a loud opinion about it and how it looks?

Can you tell me what good can come from this? Seriously, if a coach does something to earn a T, that coach has to live with his/her actions. Letting the coach know that he/she must remain seated is a courtesy and that is all I can think of that needs to be said at the time.

A loosely related question: if a coach was unhappy with a call or non-call, would you let them talk to you about it if they call a timeout?

I'm not saying I'd hang around and have a conversation. I'm just saying if my partner spent a few seconds, I wouldn't be bothered by it.

I had experience in this area this weekend -- my partner (same official) whacked an assistant coach both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Both times I administered the free throws while he went division line opposite (2-person). Before he administered the throw-in, I simply said, "You need to have a seat." They wanted to engage me, but I was too busy showing them my back.

To answer your question: I'd probably answer a question if they had one on the timeout (and only if it was a quick one that wasn't aggressively asked), but if they started arguing or making statements, I'd probably be walking away.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'm not saying I'd hang around and have a conversation. I'm just saying if my partner spent a few seconds, I wouldn't be bothered by it.

I had experience in this area this weekend -- my partner (same official) whacked an assistant coach both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Both times I administered the free throws while he went division line opposite (2-person). Before he administered the throw-in, I simply said, "You need to have a seat." They wanted to engage me, but I was too busy showing them my back.

To answer your question: I'd probably answer a question if they had one on the timeout (and only if it was a quick one that wasn't aggressively asked), but if they started arguing or making statements, I'd probably be walking away.

Second post in a row I'm confused about...we are in agreement then? What you did is exactly what I would have done except I would have probably said, "Coach, because of the technical foul, you must remain seated for the remainder of the game." For me - former military - saying what you said will come off too hard for some people.

In the situation with my question, I would walk the coach back to the huddle and 1) if everything with the coach was OK I would tell him/her we can talk about it later or 2) if everything wasn't OK, I would tell the coach that they aren't going to use a timeout to talk to us.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Second post in a row I'm confused about...we are in agreement then? What you did is exactly what I would have done except I would have probably said, "Coach, because of the technical foul, you must remain seated for the remainder of the game." For me - former military - saying what you said will come off too hard for some people.

In the situation with my question, I would walk the coach back to the huddle and 1) if everything with the coach was OK I would tell him/her we can talk about it later or 2) if everything wasn't OK, I would tell the coach that they aren't going to use a timeout to talk to us.

Nothing to be confused about -- you and I would probably do similar things. I get the sense we'd do a lot of things on the court similarly. However, I'm OK if a partner wants to do things a bit differently, even if it's not something I would do personally. I know the guys I work with and know they wouldn't throw me under the bus. Some of them have different styles than me, though.

Regarding the question -- I always try to "walk" coaches back -- whether it's the dugout in baseball, the sideline in football, or the huddle in basketball. It's good practice.

This conversation reminded me that my partner whacked two assistants in consecutive nights, though. I'll have to ask him who pissed in his Cheerios.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Coach, because of the technical foul, you must remain seated for the remainder of the game."

Not true. Rather it's, "Coach, because of the technical foul, you cannot stand and use the coaching box for the remainder of the game."

As the game progresses, there will be times that the coach will be allowed to stand: request a timeout; ask about a mistake, or a correctable error; stand during timeouts, and intermissions; acknowledge players during substitutions; and spontaneously react to a great play by one of his players. (There's probably more, but I'm at work and I don't have my books.)

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Not true. Rather it's, "Coach, because of the technical foul, you cannot stand and use the coaching box for the remainder of the game."

As the game progresses, there will be times that the coach will be allowed to stand: request a timeout; ask about a mistake, or a correctable error; stand during timeouts, and intermissions; acknowledge players during substitutions; and spontaneously react to a great play by one of his players. (There's probably more, but I'm at work and I don't have my books.)

I will make that change. Thanks.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by tomegun

I will make that change. Thanks.

Or even better, charge him with the second technical foul and make him sit on the cold bus. Make sure that he wears his seat belt. Yeah. That's a better option.