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we ended up calling it indavertant and put the 3.7 seconds back on...we did consider that after the fact that it was a ploy, but that would be an EXTREMELY risky move for the coach to make. consider that he still had 3.7 seconds which would have been long enough for a quick inbound and get the ball into the frontcourt for a last second try....plus the fact that the stopped clock also allowed the defense to set up....not to mention that he would have had to think of all this in an instant unless he had tried it before...the question though is how are you sure that he is calling timeout? in a packed gym, last second, extremely loud...i saw the words "time out" being mouthed...i guess in that situation you can wait for a visual signal....turned out with the defense set up they didn't get off much of a shot and it didn't have an impact on the game, but it is still a tough situation that could have been eliminated w/ better communication...
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