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Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser
Is there any common sense and fair play reason why you WOULDN'T stop the game?
An official can stop the game for any situation he deems worthy under 8-2d.
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As far as common sense - if the play is going in a direction where the shoeless player is out of the way and his/her team does not have the ball, why stop the play?
As far as fair play - is it fair to team B to stop what could be a advantageous possession because little Johnny can't keep his shoe on?
Rich, this is one area that I'm not so sure about. I have had situations where team B took the ball down the court and A1 is injured (not badly) in team A's frontcourt. I have stayed with the player until B's possession was over or the ball was dead. Additionally, would this be treated differently if a player's shoe was untied. Can you give me a rule or a caseplay besides something that says I can stop the game for whatever I want? I'm not saying this from a position where I know I'm right; it is more like I'm saying this from a position of an official who has been on the west coast, east coast and the south. All three places handle things like this differently.