Ideas for avoiding technicals

[CloneGuy8]

Apparently refs have made it a point to call a T on Cam any time he shows emotion. What are some ideas you have to avoid this? Here are a few of mine:
-After he scores, turns to the guy who passed it to him and calmly says, 'thank you sir, may I have another?'
-Apologize to the rim after a dunk
-Tell an opponent 'that was a nice effort' after he blocks their shot

 

[FinalFourCy]

Write KU on his jersey

 

[VeloClone]

Frankly he could avoid them if he would turn around to his teammates before screaming. When he screams in the direction of the posterized opponent it is just a matter of time before an official interprets it as taunting.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

 

[Cyclonepride]

Just look at your shoes and say nothing. Anything else is a T

 

[ISUAlum2002]

Frankly he could avoid them if he would turn around to his teammates before screaming. When he screams in the direction of the posterized opponent it is just a matter of time before an official interprets it as taunting.

This. Go celebrate with your teammates. Screaming while staring at the opponent is going to be called.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Don't play in games with sensitive officials?

Honestly though, right now that is what Cam is. He is very emotional, and plays hard as hell. I don't think he is taunting anyone, he's just excited. He will learn to channel that as he gets older.

 

[bosco]

Keep your mouth shut, go back and play defense.

 

[Doc]

Cam is like Jared Homan only so much better. Let him do his thing.

 

[CyArob]

What about screaming the entire game? Just say it's a medical condition.

 

[HFCS]

If he's screaming in the direction of opponents I don't mind the whistle as long as we got at least 10 more of those a year in our favor to balance it out. That seems to be called about 1% of the time it happens. It makes me wonder if he's screaming some incredibly foul trash talk because you see that on average about 12 times a game with no tech. If just screaming after a basket in the direction of an opponent was always a T you'd have players getting ejected left and right and it'd be called 5-10 times every game. He must be really saying something nasty.

 

[HFCS]

What about screaming the entire game? Just say it's a medical condition.

Fouling the entire game works for WVU to avoid being called for fouling. Maybe this would actually work. Just come out screaming from the opening tip.

 

[chuckd4735]

Cam was screaming and showing emotion the entire game today, which makes me think he is saying something when he gets his T. Are we 100% sure he isn't saying anything?

 

[acgclone]

He plays with a lot of fire and emotion. I think the team needs him playing that way and it makes us better. We may just have to live with it.

 

[inCyteful]

Didn't see what happened but I think I am fine with him getting a T every game he has a stat line like that.

 

[Playboi Carti]

Let the players play

 

[CTTB78]

Apparently refs have made it a point to call a T on Cam any time he shows emotion. What are some ideas you have to avoid this? ....

I'd love to see Coach Prohm, in a controlled but excited manner, jump off the bench and high five Cam with a rebel yell-- we want More, More, More! Send a message.
We all know these are punk, bogus Ts.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Let the players play

This, trying to be like the NFL, No Fun League.

 

[BigLame]

He could just frown & duck his head a little like Chris Webber used to do.
One could make a clip of 100 players doing the same thing 100 times without getting a T. Freakin bogus calls vs Cam

 

[madguy30]

Frankly he could avoid them if he would turn around to his teammates before screaming. When he screams in the direction of the posterized opponent it is just a matter of time before an official interprets it as taunting.

Pretty sure in football 'the kick' and Lanning's 'face' motion were not called penalties since they were directed away from the play.

Love CL's fire and he's starting to make the game come to him which is scary since he's still learning, and it's actually a nice compliment/yin yang to Solo's flatlined response to anything good or bad, but he needs to harness things a bit in general. One second of celebrating a bucket can lead to points real quick in today's game and that's been proven a few times by ISU.