Game Management

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

So what did he expect you to do, call a foul after the coach started complaining? How are you supposed to know that the coach would get upset over that play? Or was there contact on the play and you passed on it?

Good question. I think he was irritated that he had to take the brunt of the coach's emotions. As I said earlier there was minimal contact that would not have been a foul at any other time in that game. If anything, the defensive player, who was faster and more athletic, had great position and it was the offensive player who created any of the contact. During the game, there were definitely more calls made against the losing team on drives to the basket because they were not nearly as athletic and able to control their bodies, so they would often be late defending and foul as a result. This play was just another case where the winning team was more athletic and able to maintain good defensive position and not foul as a result.