Correct me if I'm wrong, but if a team is out of timeouts, aren't they still allowed to call a timeout in exchange for a technical foul? Why don't teams ever employ this strategy? Last night, with Webber missing his second free throw, the Rockets could have called a timeout and moved the ball to half court. The Kings would have made a technical to increase the lead to two, but the Rockets still would have had a chance to tie or win the game, with a properly designed halfcourt play. Someone explain this to me...
I had the same question. It used to be that you get a technical but you get the ball at midcourt. I don't know if they change the rule right after Garfield Heard but I think they did change it. If I am not mistaken, the nba site says the opposing team get the FT and the ball.
Section I--Excessive Timeouts a. Requests for a timeout in excess of the authorized number shall be granted and a technical foul shall be assessed. Following the timeout and free throw attempt, the ball will be awarded to the team which shot the free throw and play shall resume with a throw-in nearest the spot where play was interrupted.
Where can you go to read teh NBA rules and regulations? I have always wanted to be able to read all the rules for everything...is there a place to find everything?
