The Raptors' first-year coach, Sam Mitchell, benched him in fourth quarters.

At halftime of a close, although meaningless, game against Houston, the coach tapped Young on the shoulder at halftime and benched him.

A coach with any respect for his team would have benched and/or suspended the player for several weeks, unless, the word team really does have an "I" in it.

The coach benched the Russian center for almost the entire second period against the Flyers and Semak did not dress for the game against Florida.

Making matters worse, their coach, Larry Lessett, benched his entire starting lineup for disciplinary reasons, though all five played considerable minutes.

His coach benched him.

Instead, the Jets find themselves returning to the starting quarterback the coach had just benched.

However, Parma's coach benched Brolin in favour of Asprilla for most of the season.

The coach benched him again for the Islanders' next game, on Dec. 17 against Los Angeles, and Lachance has not played regularly since.

The coach benched four starters at the beginning of the second quarter and then replaced Coleman 2 minutes 44 seconds into the period with Jayson Williams.