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Originally Posted by Geof
In the game last night, David Blatt attempted to call a timeout even though the Cavs didn't have any. The officials never saw it so nothing happened, but it raised a question in my mind.....
As an official, if you see a coach/player calling for timeout when you know their team doesn't have any timeouts remaining, do you grant the timeout and issue a technical foul or do you simply ignore the timeout request?
Does the situation in which the timeout is requested alter how you handle this? For instance, a coach trying to set up a play where perhaps there isn't as much urgency vs when a player is being trapped and calls for a desperation timeout.
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I will always grant the request. I have had partners that say they ignore it and call it "game management"...in my view it is "game manipulation". The official is either injecting their coaching philosophy into the game or they have made a decision to put the other team at a disadvantage by not enforcing the rules.