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30 second v. Full timeout explanation

BleedingBlue2 : 2/5/2018 8:41 pm
Can someone explain to me the rules behind why timeouts are 30 seconds v. not? Never really understood the nuance of he game and why a 30 second TO is imposed.
30 second timeouts are automatic  
Giantsfan79 : 2/5/2018 8:50 pm : link
for TV commercials.
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GiantGolfer : 2/5/2018 9:39 pm : link
Timeouts shall be 30 seconds in length when the designated number of television commercials have been exhausted in a quarter, if it is a second charged team timeout in the same dead-ball period, or when the Referee so indicates. ... These timeouts are shorter to save overall game running time.
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