T'd up

Raymond · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 23, 2007, 04:14pm

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Originally Posted by soclueless

I pulled a bonehead move Saturday. Called for a timeout when not in possesion of the ball. I was given the TO and assessed a technical. I had TO's available so that wasn't the issue. From what I can see in the book (5-8-3), I should not have been awarded the TO, and no T should have been assessed. Do I have this right?

No 'T' should have been assessed. Whether or not you should still have been granted a TO depends on which rule set you were using.

Junker · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 23, 2007, 04:18pm

What level of basketball are we talking about here? I agree that you should not have gotten the T for this one. The official should have ignored your request, however once they grant the time out, they have to eat it and go explain to the other coach why they granted a TO to you when you didn't have the ball.