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In my opinion the officials are correct in ignoring Coach A's pleas for a violation. A1 gets a new free throw and the violation by B1 is ignored. I would say the rule behind it is that a free throw ends when the ball becomes dead. When A1 gave the ball back to the official the ball became dead and that free throw (and all related activity to include the violation) also ended; thus, the next free throw is a totally new one. I agree the whistle should blow to be IAW the rule book and officially make the ball dead, but it is dead when the official takes it back. Also, since the ball is back in the official's hand why can't B6 enter the game? I would have allowed B6 to enter and replace B1 too.
This is similar to a discussion we had this year. A1 has a free throw. B1 violates before the shot and you signal with a closed fist. A calls a time-out before A1's shot. Does the violation carry over? The answer we came up with is no because the TO caused the ball to become dead and the free throw ends on a dead ball so after the TO the free throw by A1 is a new one and the violation does not carry over.
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