why do teams run up the floor so far to call a TO?

[gaKNOW!blee]

does the ball not advance to half after a TO in the first 3 qtrs? if not then i would guess thats why.

[saporvida]

only in the fourth

[saporvida]

same with being able to pass to the backcourt...

[jaespur21]

only in the fourth

ding ding ding

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Cuz if the defense acts lazy the ball handling guard can not-call timeout, and run to the basket for an easy layup a la tony parker.

[baseline bum]

It's so teams can inbound the ball at the frontcourt hashmark. Doing it off a TO without advancing the ball is only allowed in the final 2:00 of the 4th quarter / OT.