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Old Sun Aug 31, 2014, 04:09pm
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In today's Phoenix/Minnesota WNBA playoff game, here's a sequence of events I found curious:

*Minnesota coach is out of the coaching box, complaining and giving the wave-off gesture.
*Official, with the stop sign up, tells the coach to get back in the box.
*Coach gets back in box, both feet firmly inside in the lines, facing the official.
*Whack.

If someone wants to find the video, it's at the 5:38 mark of the second quarter, caught perfectly on replay.
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Old Sun Aug 31, 2014, 04:31pm
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Sounds like someone was asserting control.
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Old Mon Sep 01, 2014, 01:34am
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Coach was being a dick about getting back in the box. I don't think the official was planning on whacking her if she get back in respectfully. I'm probably wrong though, being out of the box is pretty much an auto-whack in the NBA, and I assume the WNBA as well.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 12:23am
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The coach did a very emphatic one-two step back into the box, stomping her feet with her hands outstretched in a WTF gesture.

A much deserved T.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 06:16am
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I'll post later but it was a case of "it's not what the coach did but how she did it." Minnesota's coach was trying to show up the official. She played the game and she lost.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 10:20am
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Here it is...one more thing to consider is the context. Taurasi had received a T about 1:00 of playing time earlier for complaining about a (correct) non-call. There's a chance the crew's "nonsense" meter was in the red by this time.


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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 10:41am
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Wiggity-WHACK!

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Enjoy your Lipton's, coach.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 10:46am
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A 'T' for being an a$$-hat...good
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 11:25am
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"What are you going to do, give me another T?"
"Whack"
"Wait, what?"
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 01:13pm
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I enjoyed the mouth open deer in the headlights look. She got what she asked for.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 01:18pm
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I've seen too many officials walk away from that T. Good on her.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 01:33pm
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Strong work right there.
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Old Thu Sep 04, 2014, 01:42pm
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I've seen too many officials walk away from that T. Good on her.
As have I...glad this official knew what was happening right away and penalized the coach for showing up the official.
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