[just another ref]

Everybody check this one out. This is an example where everybody in the gym knows that a mistake was made, but it is too late to change anything.


This could theoretically be the last possession of a tied game. A's ball, but B comes out of the time-out huddle first. B1 steps out, official hands him the ball, B1 throws to B2, who shoots an uncontested layup to win the game at the buzzer. It was uncontested because everyone knew the ball should be going the other way.

This was a huge mistake, a game-breaker, but not a correctable error.

This example is specifically listed in the case book, I think, because it is relatively common. Obviously space does not permit listing all the possibilities, but the principle is the same.