Another substitution question

[fiasco]

It's the period between the third and the fourth quarters. The second horn to signal players back on the floor has sounded.

Just after the horn sounds, Coach A wants to make substitutions. He is informed that he cannot, since the rules state he must have his players in place before the first horn.

Can the coach call a timeout to "buy" the substitutions?

[Raymond]

I'll answer by asking these questions:

Is it allowable to call a time-out at that point in the game?

If not, why?

If so, what are the rules regarding subs and time-outs?

[fiasco]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'll answer by asking these questions:

Is it allowable to call a time-out at that point in the game?

If not, why?

If so, what are the rules regarding subs and time-outs?

Don't have my books in front of me, so I'm going to take a blind stab at this from memory and say that a timeout is allowed in between quarters and any overtime period, and that a sub must report before the first warning horn of the timeout.

[fiasco]

Am I to assume from the silence that I'm right?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Am I to assume from the silence that I'm right?

Yes, a sub who reports after the warning horn must only wait for the next opportunity to sub.

[Rich]

Had a player go down after getting fouled on a fast break. Shooting foul. Coach came out to check on the player. He then got annoyed when I told him I'd either need a sub for the shooter or he could use a timeout to keep her in the game.

Not sure what he wanted me to do -- set aside the rule just for him?