Timeout During Throw-In??

[CDurham]

Obviously there is no team control on a throw-in, so can any team call a time-out? Or can just the team that the throw-in is in control of call a timeout?.

Thanks

[just another ref]

Ball must be in control of a player or at disposal of a player for the team to be granted a timeout.

[CDurham]

The situation I had was I had a throw-in on the baseline for Team A. I had the ball in my hand and as soon as I raised it I heard "Time Out" from Team B Coach. Clearly it was when I had the ball to administer the throw-in. However, my motion continued and the ball bounced to Player A. He grabbed the ball and that is when I blew my whistle to grant the Time-out. I didn't get any heat from Team A's coach, but wondered if I handled it correctly

[just another ref]

The ball is not at the disposal of the player until he catches it. You got it right.

[StripesOhio]

Even if you hear the request but don't process it while the ball is going to the player. You can still grant the request even if Player A has the ball for a throw-in. You can just say you were granting the request before you gave the ball but didn't blow your whistle immediately.

Sort of like the slow/late whistle on a foul to let the play develop. We can't always blow the whistle exactly when something happens.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Ball must be in control of a player or at disposal of a player for the team to be granted a timeout.

True if it's a live ball.

On the play at hand, it's a dead ball, and either team can be granted a TO (assuming nothing else is "pending" that prohibits the request from being granted).