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Originally Posted by just another ref
You say, "Sorry, but he's in Dallas, thank God." 
Seriously, how could you possibly know that your partner's count was at the 4 1/2 second mark? He counted 5, then blew his whistle. You heard the coach request time-out, then blew your whistle. I would assume there would be a tiny lag in both cases. In this case it seems that which whistle came first would be the determining factor. |
I grant the timeout. Any time a team is willing to trade a timeout for a single possession, I'll go out of my way to accommodate.
But seriously, I can see my partner's arm swing. If his fifth arm swing hasn't completed when the coach asks, why wouldn't you grant it?
I just don't see the benefit of being a hard *** in this situation. Same as in the other thread.