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Message: [QUOTE="psconn, post: 2327253, member: 293"] First, Phoenix is probably the better team right now and I'm not trying to place blame for the loss solely on the officials. Second, there were a couple crazy calls that went the Sun's way also, but there is a difference between bad officiating and "star treatment" officiating for Griner and Taurasi. I tried to find the technical foul totals for players this season and I saw a list from SNY and one from the Washington Post that showed Taurasi with 7 this season. I thought that 7 Techs required a suspension and I don't recall a suspension taking place since she got suspended for attacking Hamby much earlier in the season. I tried to find the specific rule or any WNBA official Tech Foul list without success. Taurasi's misconduct and verbal abuse of the refs for about a full minute in the 2nd Q from about 5:00 to about 4:00 was over the top and the refs were apparently ok with it. I stipulate that this particular rant was precipitated by an uncalled foul on a Taurasi shot... irrelevant. I have seen FAR less T'd up immediately. Here's the rule: [INDENT][INDENT][I]d. A technical foul shall be assessed for unsportsmanlike tactics such as: (1) [COLOR=#ff0000]Disrespectfully addressing an official.[/COLOR] (2) Physically contacting an official. (3) [COLOR=#ff0000]Overt actions indicating resentment to a call. [/COLOR] (4) [COLOR=#ff0000]Use of profanity. [/COLOR] (5) A coach entering onto the court without permission of an official. (6) A deliberately-thrown elbow or any attempted physical act with no contact involved. (7) Taunting. e. Cursing or blaspheming an official shall not be considered the only cause for imposing technical fouls. [COLOR=#ff0000]Running tirades, continuous criticism or griping may be sufficient cause to assess a technical.[/COLOR] Excessive misconduct shall result in ejection from the game.[/I][/INDENT][/INDENT] [LIST] [*]Do the technical totals reset in the post season? [*]Was she being "protected" because she is she close to a suspension? [*]Are the the officials just intimidated by her antics? [/LIST] Lisa Borders (sitting courtside for this one) must consider both the rule book and the demographic at these games and make a strong statement to the supervisor of officials about this behavior. This behavior is not good for the league and it is steadily getting worse (and not just from Taurasi). [/QUOTE]

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