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Originally posted by ChrisSportsFan
True. Let's look at this from this angle...Coach is yelling to "get back on defense", or "get your hands up", "box out and get the rebound", or "cut, I said cut", is he yelling for us to do those things or his players?
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Sorry but I don't see as where this has anything to do with it. No mater what he's saying, I watching what's happening, not listening to someone behind me.
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Originally posted by stosh
The best way to demonstrate the difference between them "requesting" and "calling" is when for whatever reason you don't grant them the TO and they still end up with the ball (OOB off of opponent in a tie up situation, for example). Ask the coach "You still want the TO you ASKED for?" the answer is always "nope".
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I'm not interested in demonstrating the difference to him. My concern is what happening in front of me when the coach is yelling.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
I have found it not to be an issue. It is just one of those parts of the game that make basketball officiating interesting.
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Yes, we know. You never have an issue with anything.
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
In FrankHTown's example on the trap, if you know Team A has the ball, and you turn around to verify it's Team A's coach calling the timeout, blow it dead and sell the timeout.
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You mean to tell me that you're going to turn your head away from a trap to look at a coach?
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
Taking away the coach's ability to call TO will not necessarily fix this either. As you're focused on the trap, or 5-second count, what if the coach tells one of his players to call timeout, and that player is not in your field of vision?
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There is ZERO chance that that player is going to be standing behind me, OOB.
The game got along for decades without a coach being able to request a TO. It's an unnecessary evil.