Calling timeout while air born (NCAA)

gostars · #1 (**permalink**) Fri May 05, 2006, 05:59pm

NCAA may no longer allow players to call timeouts while air born. Source:
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebas.../story/9419700

Dan_ref · #2 (**permalink**) Fri May 05, 2006, 08:05pm

Holy sh1t.

That is just plain stupid.

I hope they all take a good long nap & forget this idea.

ChuckElias · #3 (**permalink**) Fri May 05, 2006, 08:34pm

Sure, it's a live ball. Yup, you've got player control. So sorry, but I can't grant you a TO.

Just one more exception.

jr · #4 (**permalink**) Fri May 05, 2006, 08:42pm

from the nba rule book:

a player shall not be granted a timeout if both of his feet are in the air, and any part of his body has broken the vertical plane of the boundary line (including the midcourt line)...

the rule (if passed) should be very easy for each official to adjust...

Adam · #5 (**permalink**) Sat May 06, 2006, 01:32am

Quote:

Originally Posted by jr

from the nba rule book:

a player shall not be granted a timeout if both of his feet are in the air, and any part of his body has broken the vertical plane of the boundary line (including the midcourt line)...

the rule (if passed) should be very easy for each official to adjust...

It doesn't make it less stupid.

tmp44 · #6 (**permalink**) Sat May 06, 2006, 06:38am

Dick Vitale has been advocating this rule change for years. I agree w/ Snaq though: just because you're falling OOB doesn't mean you shouldn't be allowed to call TO if you have control. I think it's actually one of the more head-up and hustle related plays that we see as officials.

TADW_Elessar · #7 (**permalink**) Sat May 06, 2006, 06:47am

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmp44

Dick Vitale has been advocating this rule change for years. I agree w/ Snaq though: just because you're falling OOB doesn't mean you shouldn't be allowed to call TO if you have control. I think it's actually one of the more head-up and hustle related plays that we see as officials.

Well, if you see you're going to fall out of bounds, you will still be able to call a time out, as far as you call it before breaking "the vertical plane of the boundary line".

tmp44 · #8 (**permalink**) Sat May 06, 2006, 05:09pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by TADW_Elessar

Well, if you see you're going to fall out of bounds, you will still be able to call a time out, as far as you call it before breaking "the vertical plane of the boundary line".

And I still disagree w/ the proposed change....JMHO

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