Successive timeouts

[zanzibar]

This weekend team A received a t.o. Then team A receved a successive t.o. Then team B asked for the 3rd t.o. The clock did not start. I granted it. Using my sometimes flawed logic I did't feel like this should be legal, but I didn't know of a rule against it.
When I got home I checked the rule book and casebook and could not find a rule against 3 or more successive t.o.'s. I found info on successive t.o.'s on 4-42-2 and 5-12-3 and the corresponding casebook sitches. I could not find anything against the 3rd to. The question is....Can teams have 3 or more timeouts without the clock starting?

[Jurassic Referee]

They can use all their TO's up consecutively if they want to,as long as they request them during a period. They can also call them into infinity (theoretically) as long as they're willing to accept a "T" for each excess TO over the alloted 5.

[BoomerSooner]

To elaborate a little, I think you are thinking about the situation where with no time on the clock a team tries to call all of their remaining time outs to ice a free throw shooter.

[zanzibar]

Thanks Jurassic Referee for your help. I believe you're right, but since I have to get back with someone on this sitch I wanted to be sure. I guess the way this forum works .....if no one corrects the answer....it must be right.

[Nevadaref]

Yep. 5-12-3 is the only restriction.

Otherwise, use them whenever you wish.

[zanzibar]

Thanks Nevadaref