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Originally posted by JRutledge
The team gets a new 10 seconds. You will not find any mention in the rules, because there is not such rule that keeps the count still for a timeout being called. That was a rule about 20+ years ago (I am sure JR will clarify), but not anymore.
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There never was a rule that kept the count at the same time as when a TO was called in the backcourt. The team with the ball always got a new 10-second count- as long as I can remember- same as it is now. The old rule from about 30-35 years ago wouldn't let us grant a TO request if a violation was "pending". By a "pending violation", they meant that a team was 80% into an official's count when they asked for a TO- i.e.- at 8 seconds of a 10-second backcourt count, at 4 seconds of a 5 second throw-in count, etc. If they asked for a TO at that time, we were supposed to ignore the request and just keep the count going- and call the violation as soon as the count was up.