Requirement or Courtesy?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Do you really want to have your game end with a technical foul for calling too many timeouts?

At times you have some very good points in your posts and then other times IMO you go way out into leftfield.

No, I'd prefer the game ended without it, just the same as I'd prefer not having to issue T to coach running on the floor, a player dropping an F bomb, a fight, an intentional foul, etc. to end a game. Do you let coaches know how many fouls are on each player should he decide to foul in last minute of a tight game and doesn't want to lose his point guard? Do you advise him with only .02 seconds he can't catch and shoot?

It's just not our job to keep track of their timeouts, plain and simple. If you prefer to assist coaches, go for it.

I've never had a coach ask me how many timeouts they have left. Why, because they know it's not my responsibility.