Good T/Or Time Out?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The fact that the coach is not directing comments to the officials or is "coaching the team" has no bearing on rule enforcement.

Nevada, I hope I don't get into a pissing match with you, but I do lean towards BITS on this one. First, the OP situation was during a dead ball, so I'm more willing to give a little leeway on this one, especially since the coach was not directing any comments towards the officials. Second, why would we give the coach any leeway or warning? There is nothing in the POE that gives us the opportunity to give the coach a warning or reminder, however, every rules interpreter I know, from HS up to college, recommends talking the coach back into the box first before eventually giving the T. I believe that the was procedure recommended in the NFHS pre-season newsletter that came out that same year. Why is that? Could it be because the intent of the rule is not to penalize "strictly" any accidental infringement, but to penalize obvious attempts to circumvent the box to gain an advantage?

Just curious as to how you handle the following, given your stance on the POE: Late in the game, A has a throw-in on their end of the floor. Before the ball is handed to A1 for the throw-in, B's coach is trying to get the official's attention to request a TO. The crowd is so loud, none of the officials hear the coach, so the coach tries to get closer to the closest official to get their attention. When the official finally hears the coach, the coach is well out of the box in front of the table. Is this a T? Why, or why not?