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Tara didn't keep anyone on a "short leash".  Some people here complained with that comment when their favorite player would be pulled out after making a foul.

But every player would get pulled after a foul.  There are a number of reasons for pulling a player after a foul.

• The player is tired and getting sloppy or slow or out of the flow of the game.
  
• The player is angry and does stupid things
  
• A ref is paying attention to the player for some reason
  
• The opponent may be angry and able to take advantage of the player
  

Some of those apply to other cases of poor judgement by a player.

That's not a short leash; that's decades of experience.

[M T]

Tara didn't keep anyone on a "short leash".  Some people here complained with that comment when their favorite player would be pulled out after making a foul.

But every player would get pulled after a foul.  There are a number of reasons for pulling a player after a foul.

• The player is tired and getting sloppy or slow or out of the flow of the game.
  
• The player is angry and does stupid things
  
• A ref is paying attention to the player for some reason
  
• The opponent may be angry and able to take advantage of the player
  

Some of those apply to other cases of poor judgement by a player.

That's not a short leash; that's decades of experience.