Great officials gesture

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by chseagle

Those of us that were scoreboard/timer, were told to buzz the warning horn as soon as the calling team's playing 5 were back on the floor, I never noticed any notifications/requests made to shorten the TOs.

However neither the coaches nor officials complained about it being done that way.

I hate to call it a "myth" and have Billy add it to his list, but it is a common misconception. Now, if both teams are coming out early, then we can certainly shorten the TO without notification, and that happens quite often.

Now, on a practical side, simply don't sound the horn when the calling team comes out early. If the officials persist in having you sound it without any notice, then go ahead and do as you were told.