time out during bounce to free thrower

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ref3808

OK, maybe a post that could have been better expressed. I'm simply saying that after I release the ball to the shooter there isn't a lot of time elapsed before it's in his hand/at his/her disposal. Not much time there to hear the request, look over and respond to it.

If trail, usually facing the table/bench area, sees it and grants the TO then fine.

What we're saying is you don't need time for all that. You only need time to hear it. If you hear it before the player catches the ball, but you verify it as he's catching it (or even after), you can blow your whistle (respond to it) after the shooter has it. We do this all the time with timeout requests.

Coach calls timeout just before the defense gets their hands on the ball and ties it up. You give him the timeout because it happened before the held ball.

Coach calls timeout just before his shooter releases a try. You blow the whistle while the shot is in the air.

Coach calls timeout just before his player releases a pass. You blow the whistle just as the defender catches the pass and starts running down court.

This play is no different.