Time out or not?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by deecee

In this case I just didn't picture from the description that the L had the player and ball. He was just described as being near. I imagined L watching post play and ball in the corner behind him.

I would add that it's these officials that grant TO when opponents both have possession of the ball or when a ball is loose and we have an interrupted dribble. I do not prefer the farthest official to grant TO's unless possession is clear. Best case scenario is they may have been right, but in a lot of cases clear player/team control is questionable.

I see it as any official hears the coach request it, confirms that, then looks to check the status of the ball....regardless of where the ball is. If they can see that it was in PC at the time, great, grant the timeout....even if the whistle comes just after it is no longer in PC.