[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MN BB Ref

I do agree that the player had possession when the coach requested the TO, but I can see merits to handling it both ways as it also true that a TO is not a TO until the official grants it. This isn't to say that we should be tardy in granting them though. I guess the saving grace of it all was that the coach of Team A never complained about the way the play transpired.

I really do not see any merits for handling both ways. Team A's Head Coach requested a team timeout while A1 had player control of the ball. The request has to be granted. It is not a matter of being tardy in granting the timeout request. An official always sounds his/her whistle in reaction to something that happened on the court. It is better too be late with the whistle and get the play correct instead of being early with the whistle and getting the play wrong.

Keeping these principals in mind, you and your partner were incorrect in allowing B2's layup to count. Once you were sure that Head Coach "A" was making the request, stop play and grant the request.