Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 727711)

So, when Team A is ready to go after 10 seconds of a 60 second timeout, you're going to force them to remain in the TO area? How early is too early?

I'll agree they can't be in the other team's huddle, but that can easily be enforced without forcing them into their defined TO area.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee (Post 727744)

Rules citation?

Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 727775)

So, by rule, at what point are they allowed to return to the playing court outside of their respective TO areas? I'm sorry, but it seems to me that rule is meant for a coach's decision to conduct his timeout some place outside the TO area. If he's not conducting it, I've got nothing by rule or by application.

If a team spends 10 seconds in their TO, are they allowed (by rule) to set up their offense regardless of where the throw-in will be held? 20 seconds? 30 seconds? After the warning horn?

Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 727777)

The warning horn. That is the signal to return to be ready to play. Before that, they can linger around their own bench/timeout area but not beyond.

In practice, as long as they're not infringing on the other team's timeout area, I'm not going to address it if they come out early.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee (Post 727758)

There's no rule that I know of that says the players must go to their bench area during a TO. I wouldn't let them stand by the other team's huddle though; that's just asking for trouble. There's no specific rule on that either afaik but I'd call that an unsporting act. Warn 'em first. Iirc we had a long thread on that years ago.

Which also brings up the question....

Just before a FT, both the offense and defense usually have a quick strategy huddle. What do you do, if anything, if an opponent decides that he/she would like to join the opposing team's huddle?