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"Hear, recognize then award." That is what Ed Hightower told us when this rule was put into place when he was a Rules Interpreter about 7 or 8 years ago.
If you are ever unsure, do not award a timeout. I agree that a coach asking for a timeout is not the best thing for us to do, but that is the rule and I do not see it changing. So we are just going to have to deal with it until it is officially changed.
I usually have to hear a coach several times call for a timeout when they are out of my field of vision before I award one. Even when they say, "I want a timeout if the ball goes in." I still tell them to ask me anyway. I do not want there ever to be confusion on my part when I grant a timeout. So far I have not a problem, but the more and more I use that philosophy I have stayed out of trouble (knock, knock).
Peace
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Let us get into "Good Trouble."
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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