Excessive Timeout

[NewNCref]

I have absolutely no problem with what you did. For instance, what if they wanted to call timeout, knowing good and well that it would be a T, just to stop the clock and huddle for a minute. As I read it, that's a perfectly legitimate thing to do, and it's not your job to be second guessing why they may be calling timeout.

I think you did the right thing in this situation.

[Edited to remove complete absurdity.]

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by NewNCref

I have absolutely no problem with what you did. For instance, what if they wanted to call timeout, knowing good and well that it would be a T, just to stop the clock and huddle for a minute. As I read it, that's a perfectly legitimate thing to do, and it's not your job to be second guessing why they may be calling timeout.

I think you did the right thing in this situation.

[Edited to remove complete absurdity.]

In NFHS you lose possession if you call an excess time-out. In NCAA if you had team control you would retain possession.

[Snake~eyes]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In NFHS you lose possession if you call an excess time-out. In NCAA if you had team control you would retain possession.

Only NCAA-M go to POI. NCAA-W is 2+ball.

[NewNCref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In NFHS you lose possession if you call an excess time-out. In NCAA if you had team control you would retain possession.

Yeah, I know. That's why I edited it. I guess maybe there aren't any great reasons to call TO in this case, but if you want it, you can have it as far as I'm concerned (as long as your willing to take the T for it)

[Red_Killian]

Your state observer should re-think his position on this one. I agree strongly you handled this in the correct way, you had no other choice. To follow the state observer's advice you'd have to stretch the truth (quite a bit) about the A's player foot being on the line and lose some credibility with the B coach who knows that's not the case. If this happens to me in my State Tournament game later this month, I'm handling it just as you did.

Do you have a head state clinician or someone above this state observer you can discuss this call with? I find it very disturbing that he would tell you to ignore an obvious time out request and in fact recommend a concocted story to justify ignoring the request. I'm glad he's in your state and not mine

[Scrapper1]

If it's acceptable in the NCAA Final Four, then I think it's acceptable in the first round of high school playoffs.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Red_Killian

Your state observer should re-think his position on this one. I agree strongly you handled this in the correct way, you had no other choice. To follow the state observer's advice you'd have to stretch the truth (quite a bit) about the A's player foot being on the line and lose some credibility with the B coach who knows that's not the case. If this happens to me in my State Tournament game later this month, I'm handling it just as you did.

Do you have a head state clinician or someone above this state observer you can discuss this call with? I find it very disturbing that he would tell you to ignore an obvious time out request and in fact recommend a concocted story to justify ignoring the request. I'm glad he's in your state and not mine

I agree with this. Get the call right. Don't ever compromise your integrity. You did a great job!
Game management does not equate to lying. That observer is part of the problem with sportsmanship in HS sports. He is a coward and can go straight to he11.

[Adam]

Nevada, you really shouldn't hold your feelings in like that. It's only going to hurt you in the long run, my friend.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I agree with this. Get the call right. Don't ever compromise your integrity. You did a great job!
Game management does not equate to lying. That observer is part of the problem with sportsmanship in HS sports. He is a coward and can go straight to he11.

Geeze Louise.

I agree the OP did the right thing by granting the excessive TO.

I don't agree with Nevada's blind character assassination of the observer.