[fletch_irwin_m]

As posted earlier, I am going to disagree a little bit.
I spoke with our assignor/interpreter about my earlier situation and this is what he said and I agree. (of course!)
Don't let the officials decide the game. If you know they have no TO's left, don't give it to them. If it is just one player asking there are 4 still trying to get the ball in play. If the person with the ball is asking, then you will have a 5 second call most likely and then a turn over. This would allow the PLAYERS to decide the game. In my case my partner granted the TO in the back court with 4 seconds left. Had he ignored it, the clock would have run out with no 10 sec violation or we would have had a foul, either way the PLAYERS decided the game, not us.
Also, I believe I recall in our rules meeting that a TO is not a TO until the official GRANTS the TO.
Now feel free to filtet me like a fish!! <><