Comments On NFHS Changes

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Brad

To me, it gets us in more trouble when we handle things "technically" rather than recognizing game situations and using common sense. Making the coach jump through hoops by asking us again three seconds later, after the free throw is made, is pretty silly IMHO.

99 times outta 100, it makes perfect sense. But, I don't agree it's making a coach jump through hoops to ask for the TO; in fact, we're giving him a break so he doesn't have to work extra hard to get our attention during that in-bounds play. It's just that 1 time out of 100 that will bite us in the butt if we let that become a habit. What if the coach asks us for the TO, then, while the ball's in the air, the assistant leans over and tells the head coach he's out of TO's. We blow the whistle, and it costs them a T, even though, at the moment he actually can request it, he didn't want it. So, what do you do then? Call it an inadvertant whistle? Then B's coach gets on your case because you just stopped their open fast break.

Again, I agree it's good management to be aware when a TO is coming. But, it still makes more sense to have them make the request when they actually can, by the rules.