[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

just another ref:

After reading your OP I have a few questions:

(1) Did this happen in the first half or the second half?

(2) Which team, H or V, was making the Throw-in (ThI)?

(2) Did the H-HC make his request before the ball became live for the ThI?


The answers to these questions will determine how I would respond. BUT that has never stopped me from giving throwing my two cents into the discussion. Therefore, let me make some assumptions and go from there.

Assumptions Set (1):

Question (1): First Half.

Question (2): Team H's ThI.

Question (3): The answer to this question is moot because it is Team H's ThI.

Solution Set (1): Two-Person Officiating Crews (TPOC) have unique problems regarding TO requests. TPOC theory requries two (2) eyes on-the-ball (OnB) and two (2) eyes off-the-ball (OfB) (but still watching the players on the court). This means the last thing the Table Side Official (TSO) should do is to take his eyes away from the players on the court to see which coach is requesting a TO. The T, as the Official Opposite the Table (OOT) in this play, must be aware of possible TO requests from both benches. That means the T must officiate OnB while looking through the players to be aware of TO requests from the benches. Having said that, it does not mean the L, as the TSO, should not ingnore a TO request if it is made during the proper time frame, especially when the OOT doesn't see the TO request being made from the Benches.

It can been seen that the responsiblities that I have outlined in SS-1 can be applied no matter how Question (1), (2), and (3) are answered.

MTD, Sr.

P.S. Happy New Year!! and GO BUCKEYES!!