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Originally posted by mrkleen
Shouldnt you have to have CONTROL of the ball and clear cut POSSESSION in order to call a time out?
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Yes. Player control is necessary in the situation you describe in order for a player or head coach to be granted a TO. And, in fact, there
is player control in the situation you describe. Once the player is holding the ball, that's control. As long he requests the TO before touching out of bounds, the request can be granted.
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You have to have one foot (or both) in bounds and control the ball in football for you to be considered to have posession.
So how can you be in the air and call a time out in Basketball?
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How? Simply because basketball is not football. The rule is different in basketball. Player control is established by holding or dribbling a live ball inbounds. If a player is airborne, he is considered to be in the same location from which he jumped. So a player who jumps from the court is inbounds until some part of him touches out of bounds. It's that simple. He is considered inbounds while he's in the air. Inbounds plus player control means we can grant the TO.