He said he could not develop any rhythm, in part because of the television timeouts.

If it's a "field game," as Young said, let it be played on the field without those disruptive interruptions for television timeouts.

Under the setup, teams were assigned television timeouts, with the first one awarded to the visiting team at the six-minute mark.

The rules also cover officials' signals, the scoresheet, protest procedure, classification of teams and television timeouts.

There were simulated television timeouts, a full complement of officials and replays on the large video screens behind each end zone.

Florida huddled during television timeouts, while the Penguins straddled the boards near the bench, 20 individuals looking off into space.

The Stags, by dividing the game into segments and making use of television timeouts, made their task more manageable.

Actually, with the proliferation of television timeouts, it makes no sense to sit in the stands.

No television timeouts were taken in this stretch.

Still, along the way, fans of the game have witnessed enough basketball, minus television timeouts and other commercial breaks, to last them to the next season.