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Originally Posted by inigo montoya
I had the opposite problem last night. Coach in my ear yelling "time out" near the end of the game. I had tuned him out, since he'd been yelling out plays to his players all game. My partner called the TO from across the floor. Coach was not very happy: "didn't you hear me calling for timeout?"
"Uh... [silence] ... sorry coach."
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Many times it's easier for an official away from the coach to see him asking for TO than it is to process everything when he's behind you. If you hear a coach, you
must look away from the action to determine that he's actually the one requesting, then look back to determine that his team still has control, then grant the TO. That's a lot.
In your situation no need to say anything in response to the coach's question other than, "No."