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The only time I go to the table is in the fourth quarter to verify whether teams have timeouts left (I don't care what kind they have left). I then inform my partner(s) that the teams either do or don't. Dead ball officiating keeps you out of trouble. I don't inform coaches of their timeouts remaining because that is not my job (assistant coaches, team scorers, managers, etc). The only reason I check for myself or my partner(s) is so that we all know what happens when we have a player or coach request a timeout. I only do this if I'm not responsible for administering the throw-in. Also, I only do this for high school ball. In college, we have been told to stay away from and never trust the table because they'll only get get you in trouble. It is stressed to us to know direction and setting of the arrow, team fouls, and time outs taken by each team. It sounds like a lot but once you get used to it, it is really not that hard to do.
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