Designated Spot During A Timeout ...

[BillyMac]

Two person game. Whistle is sounded for a violation. Designated spot throw in on the endline. Before a team gets the designated spot throwin, a sixty second timeout is requested and granted. After the timeout is reported to the table, one official stands on the division line, on the jump ball circle opposite tableside; the other stands, with the ball, on the endline at the spot of the subsequent designated spot throwin.

During the timeout, officials decide to meet to discuss a pertinent topic. They meet halfway between the division line and the designated spot on the endline.

Does the official with the ball:

A) Leave the ball on the floor at the spot of the designated spot throwin, so that when a coach pops is head out of the huddle and asks, "Where is the throwin?", the official can just point to the ball on the floor?

B) Bring the ball to the meeting so that a fan can't steal the ball sitting, unsupervised, on the floor?

C) Refuse to leave his designated spot position on the endline and make the official at the division come to him for the meeting?

You make the call.