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					Originally Posted by loners4me
					
				 
				Pausing is ideal but sometimes not realistic.  On a loose ball where you have a scrum, both coaching acting like the sky is falling while requesting a time out and leaving  yoou to decide. 
 
I have however, done exactly what you said.   I went with IW, then asked B coach if they still wanted the T.O. which they did, thankfully. 
 
What if youo went with the IW and then the coach said no thanks I don't need  T.O. now???? 
			
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 On a loose ball when both are screaming for it, you can only grant a timeout once a player establishes control, and I only grant it if that player clearly has control on his own - otherwise held ball.
 
So I don't see why pausing is an issue at all there.  Let someone get control, determine their team wants the TO, and then grant it.