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Originally Posted by TimTaylor
This is just another example of why the rule should be changed to eliminate the provision allowing coaches to request a time out while the ball is live.
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I couldn't agree more. I had a situation recently, where late in a close game, after a made basket by white, but before red picks the ball up for the throw in, I hear a scream of time-out from the vicinity of the white bench. It was a crowded, loud gym, and I wanted to make sure the TO request was coming from the head coach and not some clown two rows up in the stands. By the time I visually confirmed the time out request, and blew the whistle to grant it, red had in bounded the ball, which as you can imagine brought some oohs and ahs from the red bench and fans. After I explained the situation to the red coach, he understood completely and was fine with what had happened, but it sure looked funny!