Wasting a Howler Monkey's time . . .

[Matt S.]

They shouldn't have granted the timeout until they had the clock squared away. While there's no excuse for the coach to go ballistic, he/she has a valid point. If anything, they should have allowed the team to re-huddle so coach could draw up a new play. Good learning experience for what I imagine are 'younger' officials.

[JetMetFan]

Ditto Matt's comment. If you know there's a clock issue, don't grant the timeout until it's dealt with. Both teams will have a chance to huddle while the officials confer with the table so the team granted the throw-in might not even bother to take the timeout once all is said and done. Once the ball goes OOB just tell the coaches you need to deal with a timing issue. No need to keep it a secret.