Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. -C.S. Lewis
If I held the office of Commander of All Basketball and I had unlimited authority to institute rules that would be immediately adopted at all levels, on the first day of my reign I would make the following proclamation.
A timeout can be called, either by voice or by hand gesture, only by the person holding the ball, who, at the moment of his or her request, must be in a standing position with both feet in contact with the court.
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"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"
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