Rookie Kicks a Time Out Call

[wanja]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Good coaches will come up and tell you they want a timeout on a made FT, too. And in the spirit of good game management, I'm happy to grant such a timeout based on just that (at the requested time, too).

If a coach asks for a time out ahead of time, I'm responding I'll look for you to confirm then coach. What if he changes his mind, e.g. because he realizes he doesn't have any left or he sees an advantage to not calling a time out after the free throw? Good game management says don't grant a time-out ahead of time.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by wanja

If a coach asks for a time out ahead of time, I'm responding I'll look for you to confirm then coach. What if he changes his mind, e.g. because he realizes he doesn't have any left or he sees an advantage to not calling a time out after the free throw? Good game management says don't grant a time-out ahead of time.

If the coach walks up to me before the second of two free throws and says "I want one on the make" he isn't going to change his mind between then and the make 5 seconds later.