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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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That is a very old rule - perhaps Jurassic could explain what it used to be  .
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Actually, it's a rather new rule -- in the NBA. NBA, NCAA, and HS all used to have the same rule. Then the NBA had a spate of complaints about guys (like Dennis Rodman) who made a habit of calling TO as they were about to fall OOB.
So just a few years ago, the NBA changed its TO rule to ignore requests when a change in possession was imminent.
Chuck