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Old Fri Dec 29, 2006, 09:27am
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by just another ref
But, when they request a time-out after a violation has already occurred, we have the flexibility to double-check the request and then not grant it at all. Is there another set of circumstances in the rules which is comparable to this? I haven't been able to think of one.
Because sometimes we know a coach requested a time-out to avoid a violation, turnover, or held-ball situation but their request came too late. So for game management and/or courtesy purposes we ask the coach if they still want their time-out. Most of the time they say forget about it. But every blue moon the coach may say "I still want it".

Not everything we do on the court can be found in "black & white" in the rulebook.
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