[Xavier]

Here are my thoughts thus far. I still agree the official who gave my team the technical foul. I didn't agree during the game. But after the game he showed me in the case book. I do not have a case book in hand, but from what I remember, the case book had the same exact situation and a technical was administered in the case book.

Just to clarify.

1. B5 did not run out onto the floor during a live ball. He ran to the table after the ball was made live with B only have 4 players on the floor.

2. The trail official who administered the ball blew the play dead. The lead official came over, discuss the rule with the offficial who blew the play dead and administered the technical after explaining it to both coaches.

3. After the technical was administered, and I'm not quite sure but I believe B5 had to wait until the ball was dead again to return or maybe he return after the technical. I do not remember.

But either way, the technical which was administered to my team was the correct call. The case book stated that 5 players from both teams must be on the floor unless a team has a reason for using 3 or 4 players (injury, fouled out, etc). If there are available players on the bench, the coach must play 5 players. A coach cannot play only 4 players to gain an advantage. An advantage such as a coach who knows he has 3 players with 4 fouls on the bench. He then tries to get away with only using 4 players on the floor who are not in foul trouble. That is reason why the technical foul was called.