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Yeah, the commentators came right out of the commericial and tried to glitz over the explanation like even they didn't understand or like it.

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Originally Posted by SamIAm

BBR, You quoted kycat, and both statements you made are correct, but didn't address kycat's sitch. The official doesn't look at team A coach first (a mistake), and does whistle up a timeout for team A. Team A has none left. Official realizes coach did not request a timeout. What is the correct application of the rules?

Ah, excuse me but yes I did. I wrote:

See above.

And above, it says:

Without regard to whether the coach asked for it or not, you've granted Team B a timeout. You have to charge it.

Live and learn.

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Then, with no timeouts left, you then have to assess T. Is that correct?
Or am I missing something here.

I am not sure why I am to excuse you, so I won't. kycat asked two questions that were within the post you quoted:

What do you do then? If you grant the time out eventhough you should not have because the coach really didn't ask for the time out, are you going to make them take it and also issue a T for excessive time outs?

You did not answer those questions. I did not direct my post at you to inform you that you did not post correctly. I thought you would have knowledge for the questions I asked.

If anyone knows the answer, With no timeouts left, you grant a timeout that was not requested, and they have no timeouts, you have to assess T. Is that correct? (That is what I understand from BBR\'s early post stating that "you have to grant it."

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Originally Posted by Scrapper1

In my game last night, Team B scores to make it a 2-point game or so. Team A inbounds the ball dribbles to about the foul line in their backcourt. Coach A stands up, looks right at me and forms a T with his hands.

Tweet! Time-out white!

He says, "I didn\'t want a time-out! That\'s the name of a play!"

"Sorry, Coach. Might want to find a new name for it. Time-out, white."

Turns out he was looking at the point guard, but I was so close to her, I thought he was looking at and talking to me.

I had a similar sitch happen a in GV game this year. Coach forms a T with her hands, while looking right at me, and being pressured in the backcourt. Turns out T stood for tiger. She eat the timeout, and I informed her she needed a new signal for that play. After the game one of the assistants told me that she had that happen two other times this year.