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Old Wed Jul 14, 2004, 03:09pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
I can understand the reasoning for not going straight to the TO (don't want to "ice" the shooter, unless it's the coach's idea), but I like the "NBA" version better, personally.

The NBA version is timeout, then come back to shoot the FT's?

As to icing the shooter, I don't think that a known timeout would effect the shooter as much as a called timeout, as the shooter has time to prepare mentally. The waiting aspect will still apply, but rarely will this occur with just a few seconds on the clock - when it has the most effect on the outcome of the game.

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