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The mistake that seems to be being made here is that people are presuming the coach doesnt know he or she is out of time outs and by not granting the timeout we are somehow saving them from an unintended T. Problem is, there are times when the coach is doing it on purpose and it makes sense. Thus the rule is as it is--you see it, you confirm it is a request for TO, you grant it. Which is also why you simply cant embrace the advice that you should not pay attention to time outs. In fact, just the opposite is true (I hope the experienced refs will agree) that you should definately have the game awareness and situational awareness to know time outs and fouls. The good practice at the end of the game is to tell coaches how many they have remaining. That takes you out of teh judgement call of wondering whether they are making a mistake or not. You see it, grant it.
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