Issuing a Technical

Scrapper1

bainsey wrote
Yes, the image is "I will kick your @$$, ref."

Did he actually kick the ref's @ss? Did he make any move whatsoever toward the ref? Did he say anything threatening to the ref? Did he DO anything whatsoever unsportsmanlike?

No. He looked at the ref because he was unhappy with a call. Don't look back at him and move on. JMO.

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I did a quick search on the forum for the word "staring" and came up with this very old thread:

http://forum.officiating.com/basketball/15579-what-would-you-do.html

It gets a little silly toward the end, but it's an interesting debate, with some vintage contributors.

JRutledge

Scrapper1 wrote
Did he actually kick the ref's @ss? Did he make any move whatsoever toward the ref? Did he say anything threatening to the ref? Did he DO anything whatsoever unsportsmanlike?

No. He looked at the ref because he was unhappy with a call. Don't look back at him and move on. JMO.

So if a player dunks on an opponent and is staring at them in close range, that would be OK actions to ignore?

I am not saying that I necessarily agree that staring is a clear unsportsmanlike act, but let us not act like the only actions that get you in trouble are ones that are verbal and demonstrative. If we stare at a player, I know it is not seen as just something to walk away from, people make interpretations based on that action too, even if we are talking to someone.

Peace

bainsey

Scrapper1 wrote
Did he DO anything whatsoever unsportsmanlike?

Of course. The player had the option to question the call civilly, but instead chose to attempt intimidation ... for ten steps.

Staring in and of itself is one thing, but when the intent is threatening, you have to deal with that.

Good link, though.

tref

"Dont you eyeball me young man!"

actuary77

IMHO, in addition to intimidation, this action can also be considered disrespect to the official, which merits a T.

"Ref, that was a horrible call" is acceptable in most cases, but, "Ref, you suck" or "Ref, are you blind?" probably are not.

SmokeEater

My favorite is a team up by 30+ points and a player *****es at me about a steal, says "common you gotta call something!" Loud enough for my partner to hear.

Ok hows this "T"!

tref

smokeeater wrote
my favorite is a team up by 30+ points and a player *****es at me about a steal, says "common you gotta call something!" loud enough for my partner to hear.

Ok hows this "t"!

ikr!

Adam

tref wrote
ikr!

Had that last weekend, score was 34-4 when A1 started to whine a bit. A4 snaps at him, "Look at the score. We're good."

tref

Snaqwells wrote
Had that last weekend, score was 34-4 when A1 started to whine a bit. A4 snaps at him, "Look at the score. We're good."

Gotta love when players identify themselves as being smart & take care of their knuckleheads for you!!

Let me take a wild guess, A4 was a much better player than A1?

Adam

tref wrote
Gotta love when players identify themselves as being smart & take care of their knuckleheads for you!!

Let me take a wild guess, A4 was a much better player than A1?

Good call, ref.

refiator

"You wouldn't let him do that in the classroom, coach, and I won't let him do it here." 🙂

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