Timeout Request Granted . . . When?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

You guys sound like you know what you're talking about, but I would hate to blow my whistle to grant a timeout request by Team A when Team B has just made a steal and is about to go in for an uncontested layup. "Sorry Coach, he made the request when his player was in possession.", sounds fine here in the friendly confines of the Official Forum, but in real life, with a real coach, ... ?

I hate this new fangled rule. Let's go back to when only players holding or dribbling a live ball could request a timeout.

Billy, it's the same explanation I give to coaches when the scoring team requests a timeout and my whistle's a bit slow. I have given it to a coach after his player stole a ball after a TO request was made. They may not like it, but they've always nodded their head after the explanation. 9 times out of 10, they just want to know that you know what you're doing.