NCAA Time Out Delay

[rlarry]

Just got this in my email. Sounds like a great idea to me.

1/14/09

Good morning,

Please pass this bulletin along to your officials and coaches ASAP. For the sake of standardization, let's put this practice into effect on Saturday, January 17, 2009. That should give you plenty of time to "spread the word" to your stakeholders.

In light of the fact that we lack a consistent, national policy on how to encourage teams to be ready to resume play at the second horn for 30 second Time Outs, 20 seconds to Replace Disqualified Players and Full Time Outs, henceforth, if a team is not "breaking the huddle" or a substitute has not reported at the second horn, the official nearest the offending huddle OR the official about to administer the throw in, should issue a DELAY of GAME WARNING to the offending team. Thereafter, any delays in "breaking the huddle" or having a substitute for a disqualified player at the second horn, should result in the assessment of a Class B Technical Foul assessed to the Head Coach of the offending team. As a good rule of thumb, if the official is ready to "put the ball on the floor" to resume play, he should issue a Delay of Game Warning instead, and then proceed as outlined. While "putting the ball on the floor" often achieved the desired result of resumption of play, the previously described method of handling these delays will now be managed the same in all leagues and conferences, at all levels of college basketball.

Please call or email me if you have any questions about this policy. We will include it in next year's CCA Mechanics Manual. Your help in managing this problem, will be Good For The Game.

John W. Adams
NCAA Supervisor of Officials

[dahoopref]

I got this message from my assignor as well. It seems very interesting. This will only be good if all officials implement it and assignors back up their staff who do it. Hopefully this gets to the school's AD who has then informed their coaches.

I will implement it on my game tonight and let everyone know how it goes.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by dahoopref

I got this message from my assignor as well. It seems very interesting. This will only be good if all officials implement it and assignors back up their staff who do it. Hopefully this gets to the school's AD who has then informed their coaches.

I will implement it on my game tonight and let everyone know how it goes.

Uhm, is today Jan 17th?

[bob jenkins]

I sure hope I'm missing something becuase I read this as the implemention of a rules change (from ROP to delay warning - T) in the middle of the season without input / voting from the rules committee.

[dahoopref]

I just figured, no time like the present.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by dahoopref

I just figured, no time like the present.

The coaches got the same memo, being a maverick and doing this outside of the prescribed time frame will get you in the soup.

[dahoopref]

Originally Posted by eyezen

The coaches got the same memo, being a maverick and doing this outside of the prescribed time frame will get you in the soup.

When my assignor tells me to implement ASAP (as in tonight), then I will do as he says.

[eyezen]

Originally Posted by dahoopref

When my assignor tells me to implement ASAP (as in tonight), then I will do as he says.

If that's what you been told to do (which wasn't evident in your first post) then that's what you got to do.

I am surprised that you assignor chose to do that however. Mr. Adams was clear on when it was to go into effect.

[All_Heart]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I sure hope I'm missing something becuase I read this as the implemention of a rules change (from ROP to delay warning - T) in the middle of the season without input / voting from the rules committee.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I sure hope I'm missing something becuase I read this as the implemention of a rules change (from ROP to delay warning - T) in the middle of the season without input / voting from the rules committee.

Always listen to Bob.

[zebraman]

I had received the e-mail as well from a D-1 buddy of mine who had forwarded it to me from his D-1 assignor....... but it was followed up a few hours later with another e-mail from his assignor that said, "don't do it.... John Adams did not mean to send it out." Now I really want to hear the whole scoop!

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by rlarry

Your help in managing this problem, will be Good For The Game.

John W. Adams
NCAA Supervisor of Officials

Originally Posted by zebraman

I had received the e-mail as well from a D-1 buddy of mine who had forwarded it to me from his D-1 assignor....... but it was followed up a few hours later with another e-mail from his assignor that said, "don't do it.... John Adams did not mean to send it out." Now I really want to hear the whole scoop!

Maybe he forgot to proofread it. Damn extra commas.

[All_Heart]

Here is the follow up email.

Originally Posted by John W. Adams

Good afternoon,
This email is being written subsequent to the email you received this morning outlining a standardized procedure to issue delay of game warnings prior to assessing a Class B T for delaying breaking huddles for time outs and replacing disqualified players after the sounding of the second horn. Per the rules of basketball, you may not issue a delay of game warning for either of these situations. In the case of the lengthy delay for time outs, please consult AR 75 on page 33 in the Case Book. In the case of not having a player ready to replace a disqualified player please see BR 10, Section 6, Art. 2, g., p. 138. There is no provision for a warning in either instance.

Therefore, please disregard, recall or do not forward this morning's Special Bulletin regarding these situations. My hope would be that each coordinator would stress the importance of complying with the intent of the rules pertaining to resuming play at the sounding of the second horn in these instances. My sincere apologies for any confusion and or embarrassment I might have caused you in dealing with your officials and coaches. I believe strongly that following the rules, and AR's, as written, is Good For The Game.

John W. Adams

[Mendy Trent]

So did John Adams think he could implement rules in the middle of the season that he thought were "Good for the Game" without going through the proper channels?

Or did he not know the rules?

We need Columbo!