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Originally Posted by DC_Ref12
Let me explain again.
The rules do NOT specify when a timeout may be reuqested, only when one may or may not be granted.
Based on that assumption and setting aside JRut's "word to the wise" interpretation for a moment, I'm suggesting that there is nothing in the rule book which indicates that it is illegal or inappropriate for a coach to request a timeout which is granted at a later time.
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A coach can request a TO any time that he damn-well feels like, even when we're in the shower after the game. There is nothing that is illegal or inappropriate about the
request. What
IS illegal and inappropriate is if you
grant that TO at a
later time. That would be completely wrong, by rule.
TO requests can
ONLY be
GRANTED as per rule 5-8-3. Pre-requests cannot be granted later, by that very specific rule.
Are you saying that the
rules will allow you to grant a TO at any time other than when that TO request is made? If so, you are completely wrong.