NCAA-Men's Rule Change Proposals

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I do not understand what the big deal is about coaches calling timeouts. It doesn't add any time to the game.

Here's the problem: A1, A2, B1 and B2 are scrambling for the ball on the floor. You're paying attention to the players to make sure no one kills anyone and one of the HCs - either seeing their player get two hands on the ball or anticipating one of their players will get two hands on the ball - starts requesting a timeout. You're watching all those players on the floor and now you have to process:

1. Did the team have control when the request was made
2. Was the person who made the request actually the HC

All the while you don't want to take your eyes off the players. It happens to all of us and, generally, we all hate it when it does.