Disconcertion From The Bench

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I have to agree with this. The response from MTD was way out of proportion with the issue.

Mark may have gone way overboard on it but he was right in that it shouldn't be ignored.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Mark may have gone way overboard on it but he was right in that it shouldn't be ignored.

That's not what I said. His response was so ridiculously extreme that whatever message he might have been trying to send was lost in the exaggeration. Knowing when to subdue the bench is subjective and relative to the situation. If you have a packed gym where everyone in the stands is screaming and shouting during a free throw and the bench players are stomping their feet, are you going to stop everything and go tell the bench to knock it off? What is over the line may be different for one person as opposed to their partners as well.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Smitty

That's not what I said. His response was so ridiculously extreme that whatever message he might have been trying to send was lost in the exaggeration. Knowing when to subdue the bench is subjective and relative to the situation. If you have a packed gym where everyone in the stands is screaming and shouting during a free throw and the bench players are stomping their feet, are you going to stop everything and go tell the bench to knock it off? What is over the line may be different for one person as opposed to their partners as well.

I agree his response was rather extreme. However, I believe he tried talking some sense into him without that extreme response several times.

It's like when I say something to my child, 3-4 times in increasing volume until the final time I'm yelling and they say, "Why are you YELLING?!?!" Um .. because normal volume wasn't working!

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

I believe he tried talking some sense into you without that extreme response several times.

Wasn't me. I was just defending his point (the guy who was the target of the red yelling).

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Wasn't me. I was just defending his point (the guy who was the target of the red yelling).

True. My bad. I've corrected my post.

[rockyroad]

Have to agree with Smitty. Taking a very small issue and telling someone to get out of officiating if they can't handle it "right" is way, way, way over the top.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I have to agree with this. The response from MTD was way out of proportion with the issue.

Originally Posted by Smitty

That's not what I said. His response was so ridiculously extreme that whatever message he might have been trying to send was lost in the exaggeration. Knowing when to subdue the bench is subjective and relative to the situation. If you have a packed gym where everyone in the stands is screaming and shouting during a free throw and the bench players are stomping their feet, are you going to stop everything and go tell the bench to knock it off? What is over the line may be different for one person as opposed to their partners as well.

Agree...my response wasn't so much to you, more in general. Yours was just a convenient place to jump in.