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Originally Posted by Rich
There's the letter of the rules and there's the spirit of the rules that good officials understand and follow.
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True, but that's a different argument.
Under timeout rule whatever number, it says timeout
occurs when the official grants and signals. The common application is when the timeout is recognized, as opposed to when the whistle blows. But there's more. It would help to have some more specifics mentioned. 6-7 dead ball does not mention timeouts. This almost came into play in my game last week. What if an official improperly grants a timeout while the ball is in flight? Does it kill the play? I would say not, but there are things a lot more obscure than this which are spelled out for us in the rules.