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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
I don't understand why this is such a difficult concept to grasp. 
The player requests the TO before the violation occurs. You don't penalize him for failing to blow your whistle quickly enough. |
IMNSHO, the time out is "granted" when the official hears/sees the request and recognizes that it is a timeout request...even if it takes a moment to put air in the whistle.