Coach on court

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

there are no really significant opportunities during the playing of the game to have a protracted conversation about rules confusion, situations, and just general inquiry.

Exactly. And there shouldn't be.

Timeouts and halftime or post game seem like the only times to me where any sort of protracted conversation/ explanation can go on. I'm not saying coaches get to run over everyone, or chase us around the building bitching and demanding answers but if you are going to have a positive conversation and interaction that genuinely improves the situation/understanding level/ or quality of the game. When else is going to take place?

You proceed from the erroneous assumption that it's the referee's job to hold a rules clinic for the coach and teach him the game. There should never be ANY sort of "protracted conversation / explanation" between referee and coach.