Handled Correctly?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by maven

"If the officials blow their whistles..." What does that even mean?

Depending on how quiet the crowd was, I probably would not have heard this statement (or part of a statement?). As a general rule, if I can't figure out what a coach is saying or implying, then it doesn't warrant my attention.

The tone or behavior might warrant a "knock it off," but the substance here does not, IMO. My usual response to "I wasn't talking to you," is "Coach, I know who you were talking to." That response is neither disputatious nor does it invite a reply.

+1. If that is all I hear during a timeout and I don't know the context at all, I'm not even going to address it. Now if he is pointing at me or staring at me while he's saying it and trying to act like he's talking to his team but it's obvious he is talking to me, that's a different story.