Correct ruling?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by mplagrow

A1 is throwing the ball in from under his own basket. He heaves a long pass, and while the ball is in the air, coach A yells for a time out. The ref waits until A2 catches the ball in bounds, and grants the time out with the throw-in awarded nearest the spot A2 caught the ball. Is this right?

I do not grant these timeouts. A timeout request is only valid if the ball is in player possession. Otherwise, a coach could use a pending timeout as a tool to prevent a turnover. The coach must re-request the timeout when his team has the ball in player possession.