Illegal Screen/Technical video--your thoughts?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by REFANDUMP

I'm ok with the illegal screen there, but I think I'd have passed. As far as the "T", I don't think it was appropriate for the lead to get this. If I'm the official being yelled at, it's my judgement whether a "T" is warranted. When someone else gets it, as happened here, it makes it look to me like the official who should have called it is too chicken to do so. If the calling official don't see misbehavior, I don't have a problem with a partner picking it up. In this case, he saw what was happening and opted to pass on calling the "T".

As a few others have said, it may have been the standard expectation in that area for someone else to get the T other than the calling official. We can't really say if they handled it well or not without knowing the protocol expected in that area.

We can, however, discuss whether such a protocol is a good idea or not.

I can see both sides on that point. If the same official gets the T, he does look strong and unafraid to deal with it but it may also look like he's being a hardass. When a 2nd official comes in for the T, it may make them appear more like a team, backing each other up.

This is not unlike the expectation in many areas that the 2nd T on a coach, if they don't settle down after the first, should not come from the same official that issued the first. Many areas expect one of the partners to step of and get the 2nd one. I'm don't think it is really as important on the play at hand but the idea is similar.