First Technical - Anticlimactic

Welpe

tref wrote
And I've never given a damn about what a fan -errr- FANATIC thinks about my performance. Because quite frankly, what I do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what they say!

It's not words, it's about one of them losing his head and rushing the court quickly.

Jesse James

tref wrote
I'm all for the tuck or removal, but running off the court??

And I've never given a damn about what a fan -errr- FANATIC thinks about my performance. Because quite frankly, what I do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what they say!

#pointblankperiod

You might hear their fist crashing against your teeth.

Go.

Adam

tref wrote
I'm all for the tuck or removal, but running off the court??

And I've never given a damn about what a fan -errr- FANATIC thinks about my performance. Because quite frankly, what I do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what they say!

#pointblankperiod

It's not what they think, it's what they might do when given the chance. I'm not sprinting off, but I am jogging. I'm not waiting for a handshake line, I'm not grabbing the ball, and I'm not waiting for grandma to start asking questions.

Whether I feel proud of the game has nothing to do with what the fans think, or coaches.

I've had one game, that I thought was called well, where a fan/father attempted to find us afterwards. No idea what would have happened had we walked off slowly.

tref

Welpe wrote
It's not words, it's about one of them losing his head and rushing the court quickly.

To each his or her own... running off looks cowardly to me.

Had a couple partners run off a while back & as the teams are shaking the WINNING teams coach says they would be alright if they ran that hard during the game as well.

tref

Snaqwells wrote
It's not what they think, it's what they might do when given the chance. I'm not sprinting off, but I am jogging. I'm not waiting for a handshake line, I'm not grabbing the ball, and I'm not waiting for grandma to start asking questions.

Whether I feel proud of the game has nothing to do with what the fans think, or coaches.

I've had one game, that I thought was called well, where a fan/father attempted to find us afterwards. No idea what would have happened had we walked off slowly.

Nobody said walk off slowly Snaqs. I'm moving with a purpose, just like during the game.

When the professor says stop running off the court, you stop running off the court.

berserkBBK

tref wrote
I'm all for the tuck or removal, but running off the court??

And I've never given a damn about what a fan -errr- FANATIC thinks about my performance. Because quite frankly, what I do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what they say!

And

tref wrote
To each his or her own... running off looks cowardly to me.

Had a couple partners run off a while back & as the teams are shaking the WINNING teams coach says they would be alright if they ran that hard during the game as well.

are contradictory statements. You say you don't care what fans think, yet running would be construed as cowardly to fans.

Looks like if you have a "good game" you want to be seen. The only people I care about seeing me are partners, my supervisor, and my family when I get home. Just hustle/jog off the floor.

MD Longhorn

tref wrote
I'm all for the tuck or removal, but running off the court??

And I've never given a damn about what a fan -errr- FANATIC thinks about my performance. Because quite frankly, what I do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what they say!

#pointblankperiod

We work in different areas - some worse than others... but running off the court is NEVER bad advice. And running off every time is definitely better than picking and choosing when to run off (it's the inconsistency that will offend someone some day). He's not sprinting or advocating sprinting. But he's not walking either.

tref

berserkBBK wrote
You say you don't care what fans think, yet running would be construed as cowardly to fans.

Looks like if you have a "good game" you want to be seen. The only people I care about seeing me are partners, my supervisor, and my family when I get home. Just hustle/jog off the floor.

Ummm no, sorry, never said it looked cowardly to fans just said it looks cowardly. #getitright

Could care less about being seen, well, unless its a camp setting.

Let me see, who shall I listen to Mr. George Tolliver or berserkBBK?? 🙄

doubleringer

We had some discussion about this sort of action in my area over the last couple of seasons. It is my opinion, that if the T will not be shot and will not change the outcome of the game, assessing it is meaningless. In the OP, I'd say either ignore the coach or eject him, in this case it sounds like the coach earned an ejection. Having a T in the book carries no penalty and will be a joke to the coach.

Rich

tref wrote
Ummm no, sorry, never said it looked cowardly to fans just said it looks cowardly. #getitright

Could care less about being seen, well, unless its a camp setting.

Let me see, who shall I listen to Mr. George Tolliver or berserkBBK?? :rolleyes:

When I work in the NBA (with the amount of security they have), I'll walk proudly off the court. Until then, I'll jog off the court the same way, every time.

berserkBBK

tref wrote
Ummm no, sorry, never said it looked cowardly to fans just said it looks cowardly. #getitright

Could care less about being seen, well, unless its a camp setting.

Let me see, who shall I listen to Mr. George Tolliver or berserkBBK?? :rolleyes:

I'm confused who would see this as cowardly?
I'm sure Toliver did not say stay around on the court, and I know that's not what you mean. I just don't see the point to walk instead of jogging. A problem can happen quickly, and I want to be away as not to be a target to the problem.

MD Longhorn

doubleringer wrote
We had some discussion about this sort of action in my area over the last couple of seasons. It is my opinion, that if the T will not be shot and will not change the outcome of the game, assessing it is meaningless. In the OP, I'd say either ignore the coach or eject him, in this case it sounds like the coach earned an ejection. Having a T in the book carries no penalty and will be a joke to the coach.

Depends - a lot of areas track T's on coaches, so this one might matter in the long run. Besides - your authority is not over until you're gone. While I personally would have been gone LONG before this happened, if for some reason I was stuck on the court and someone does something T-worthy, they are getting one. Ditto ejections in baseball/softball (and yes, I HAVE ejected a coach after a game was over).

Smitty

tref wrote
Ummm no, sorry, never said it looked cowardly to fans just said it looks cowardly. #getitright

To whom then? It's fine if you're told in your area not to run off the court. In every area I've worked in, I want to get off the court as quickly as possible so I don't have to call one of those unnecessary post-game T's when someone decided to say something as I'm leisurely strolling off the court. Why invite a fan from the student section to get in your face as you stroll off the court? I work in a big metro area - I don't want to be on the news as that ref who was blindsided by an angry parent. If that makes me a coward to you, I really don't care.

tref

RichMSN wrote
When I work in the NBA (with the amount of security they have), I'll walk proudly off the court. Until then, I'll jog off the court the same way, every time.

I hear ya Rich, thats why I said (in post #24) to each his or her own...

berserkBBK wrote
I'm confused who would see this as cowardly?
I'm sure Toliver did not say stay around on the court, and I know that's not what you mean. I just don't see the point to walk instead of jogging. A problem can happen quickly, and I want to be away as not to be a target to the problem.

I can dig it, everyone has to do whats best for them.

Smitty wrote
To whom then? It's fine if you're told in your area not to run off the court. In every area I've worked in, I want to get off the court as quickly as possible so I don't have to call one of those unnecessary post-game T's when someone decided to say something as I'm leisurely strolling off the court. Why invite a fan from the student section to get in your face as you stroll off the court? I work in a big metro area - I don't want to be on the news as that ref who was blindsided by an angry parent. If that makes me a coward to you, I really don't care.

Smitty!! You're putting words in my mouth, nobody is strolling or leisurely... walking with a purpose. Never called anybody a coward, I got love for all Forum members just said it looked cowardly.

You guys do whats best for you, I was just sharing another perspective on our exit of the court.

FTR, all the places I work have one parking lot & if they wanna get ya... they'll wait for you. Then & only then will I run. If they follow me they better not let me make it to the trunk.

#keylessentry

Smitty

tref wrote
Never called anybody a coward, I got love for all Forum members just said it looked cowardly.

Explain the difference...

tref wrote
You guys do whats best for you, I was just sharing another perspective on our exit of the court.

FTR, all the places I work have one parking lot & if they wanna get ya... they'll wait for you. Then & only then will I run. If they follow me they better not let me make it to the trunk.

Dude, you don't get it. In the heat of the moment at the end of the game people still may not have control of their emotions. After the time for me to dress and get out to the parking lot, cooler heads will prevail - plus I'm walking out the side or back door if there is one. If someone is waiting for me in the parking lot, that's a whole other issue.

tref

Smitty wrote
Dude, you don't get it. In the heat of the moment at the end of the game people still may not have control of their emotions. After the time for me to dress and get out to the parking lot, cooler heads will prevail - plus I'm walking out the side or back door if there is one. If someone is waiting for me in the parking lot, that's a whole other issue.

We wil have to agree to disagree on this one. In post 15 I clearly said:

tref wrote
If its not a heated EOG situation with fans rushing the court & I'm not embarassed by the job I just did, then I'm proudly walking off the court.

Reading is FUNdamental! And I'm done with this. You guys do whats best for you & I'll do whats best for me.

Adam

tref wrote
You guys do whats best for you & I'll do whats best for me.

I'll be waiting for you at the door, partner. I'm not walking, but I'm also not leaving my partner alone on the court.

berserkBBK

tref wrote
Smitty!! You're putting words in my mouth, nobody is strolling or leisurely... walking with a purpose. Never called anybody a coward, I got love for all Forum members just said it looked cowardly.

You guys do whats best for you, I was just sharing another perspective on our exit of the court.

FTR, all the places I work have one parking lot & if they wanna get ya... they'll wait for you. Then & only then will I run. If they follow me they better not let me make it to the trunk.

#keylessentry

That's when you get security to walk you to your car.
If you're working a game with me, my cowardly butt is going to be waiting by the locker room while you are still on the court. If you carried me during the game I might be returning the favor and give you a lift. However most likely I'll just pass you with a nice nudge or tap and hope nothing stupid happened while you are walking back.

Mark Padgett

BadNewsRef wrote
So no one can run up on you and snatch you by the lanyard. In fact I often tuck my whistle in my shirt during full time-outs and between quarters.

I do, too. But for a different reason. 😀

BillyMac

Mark Padgett wrote
I do, too. But for a different reason.

Everybody just walk slowly away. And don't look back. If we ignore him, maybe he'll just go away on his own.

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