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I remember this one. At least into the early to mid-80's, there was a rule that limited the use of a timeout when a count was going. (My best guess is that it changed arround '84, but it's just a guess.) After 80% of a count (i.e. after 8 seconds in the backcourt, 4 seconds on an inbound, or 4 seconds on a closely guarded [don't remember if it applied to 3 seconds]), a TO could no longer be granted. And that was before they let coaches call TOs. I kinda liked the rule, the same way I like the NBA OOB plane rule on TOs.
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