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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
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Originally posted by Barry C. Morris
Cornellref,
Situation # 7 - In the final situation, the time for B1 to request a timeout had passed because the ball was at the disposal of team A. The requested timeout should have just been ignored. There is no such thing as a technical for requesting a timeout when it's not the proper time.
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With A just getting the ball and not yet being in position to inbound, most experienced refs will grant this TO. While you may be technically right, most refs will allow latitude on the TO up until A is OOB and facing the court. A with ball and stepping OOB, B's TO request is usually granted (and I think it should be).
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I agree with you that most refs will grant a timeout in the circumstances that you described. I even had one grant a TO to the opponent when we were inbounding the ball after a made basket and the count was at 3! His explaination? They can call a timeout up to the time that the ball is released on a pass! Some days it doesn't pay to know the rules. This was a varisty girls game, by the way.
I don't agree with you that a TO should be able to be requested until the player is OOB and facing the court. If this is what NF wanted, that is what they would have written in the rule book.
After a made basket we try to get the ball inbounded within 1 second from the time it goes through the net. Sometimes the player is never really facing the court (more like facing the sidelines) when the passing motion begins. The opponent is given quite an advantage if they are able to stop our fastbreak as our player is jumping OOB and preparing to inbound it
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