Timeout

[zm1283]

What exactly does it mean by "granted"? If I put my hand up to stop the clock but don't signal toward the bench who requested the timeout, is that not actually granting it? If I do that, do I not have to grant the timeout and we can just go to the POI?

No, this hasn't happened to me, but it almost did. Team A had the ball in their frontcourt and I'm the L. B's coach looks at me and yells for a timeout. I start to put my hand up but yank it back down realizing who was requesting it.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by zm1283

What exactly does it mean by "granted"? If I put my hand up to stop the clock but don't signal toward the bench who requested the timeout, is that not actually granting it? If I do that, do I not have to grant the timeout and we can just go to the POI?

If an official blows the whistle and stops play because someone made a time-out request, that's granting the request.

The official didn't sound the whistle by accident. He blew it for a specific purpose.

[derwil]

No tech, unless he busted the assistant for being up off the bench or talking to the ref (which would be a little silly after granting the TO).

[Adam]

Originally Posted by derwil

No tech, unless he busted the assistant for being up off the bench or talking to the ref (which would be a little silly after granting the TO).

That's what I was thinking as well.