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Originally Posted by BillyMac
First of all, in a real game, I'm not charging a timeout in this situation. I'm just telling him to tie his shoe.
Secondly, by the book, why is the timeout not granted in this case. Clock stopped. Dead ball. What rule prevents an official from granting a timeout here.
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When a kid says "time out I need to tie my shoe" s/he's not really requesting a Time Out as defined in the rules.
Sometimes you (the generic "you") need a little common sense to officiate.