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					Originally Posted by mbyron
					
				 
				I think that you might be confusing the granting of the TO with my subsequent whistle, hand signal, and announcement. The granting is a mental event that can take place virtually instantaneously with the request. Whistling etc. takes a bit longer. 
 
Same with the issue of a TO just before the opponent steals the ball. FWIW I agree with Rich. 
			
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 I whistled a coach-requested TO just as a player let go of a 3 that swished.  Coach just said, "that always seems to happen" and smiled.