Jason Kidd Draws Technical Foul on Mike Woodson
Jason Kidd made one of the better head’s up basketball plays in recent NBA history.
With 1:37 remaining in the 4th quarter, down by two points, 95-97, Jason Kidd noticed Mike Woodson standing on the court, and decided to drive into him. Kidd caught him with an elbow to make sure the referees noticed within the plane of the playing field, catching Woodson red-handed.
It is illegal for coaches to be on the floor, and as sometimes refs are lax about calling the technical foul if they are on the opposite end of the action, but it is an automatic call if the coach obstructs play on the court.
Kidd used the rules against coach Mike Woodson. (ESPN)
Tempers instantly flared up and Woodson started giving Kidd an earful, eventually needing to be restrained as coaches and players separated him from a smirking Kidd.
Naturally, a crowd of players gathered to surround the ruckus, but ultimately, and fortunately, things didn’t escalate between teams beyond that.
Coaches are notorious and reputable for being influential over their team. At times they will get heated up by a referee’s call they have a disagreement, and draw a technical foul by arguing it. The coach will do this with the intention of helping his team to get calls made evenly in most cases.
However, how many times have you seen a coach critically hurt his team by making a fundamental mistake and violating a rule, being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time?
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Fri, Feb 26, 2010 by Adam Sedie
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