End of game delay warning

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by CoachJW

Team A scores to cut their deficit to 1 point. Time is at about 4 seconds when the ball goes through the net. The officials are going to correctly follow the casebook comment and let the clock run out anyway, so Coach of Team A calls for timeout. He'll take the T, the chances of Team B making the FTs, and try to steal the half-court throw-in.

Do you whistle to kill the clock, knowing that he will benefit from it?

If I hear it, then yes. If Team A scores late in the game, the coach is right behind me if I'm the T or C. How can I justify to my assignor/conference commissioner that I did not hear someone 3 feet away say "Timeout"?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by CoachJW

Team A scores to cut their deficit to 1 point. Time is at about 4 seconds when the ball goes through the net. The officials are going to correctly follow the casebook comment and let the clock run out anyway, so Coach of Team A calls for timeout. He'll take the T, the chances of Team B making the FTs, and try to steal the half-court throw-in.

Do you whistle to kill the clock, knowing that he will benefit from it?

I don't see how the casebook comment could be stretched to include timeouts.