[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by inigo montoya

Partner calls a common foul on B1 and it is B's 7th team foul of the 2nd half. I move to Lead to administer free throws and announce verbally and visually that we have "one and one" and bounce ball to free thrower A1. A1 misses his first free throw, and nobody moves from their lane spaces. Ball bounces right into the chest of rebounder B2 (who is occupying the first lane space) and he catches it. Still nobody moves. Before B2 tosses the ball back to me or travels with it, I whistle the play dead.

My partner looks at me like I have two heads for blowing the whistle.

I thought that if nobody moves for the rebound (or if only one team), we go to AP and resume with a throw-in out of bounds. He said "no, just give it to red [b]." He also has a few more decades of experience, and he was convinced he was right while I was maybe 95% sure. B had the arrow anyway, but we did not reverse the arrow on throw in. B lost by 25 so I'm not losing sleep, but I am having trouble finding the case play. So how badly did I kick this one?

Pretty badly, but still as you are learning. You only invoke the following case play when an official misinforms the players about the number of FTs, thus causing their lack of action. Also the AP arrow would only be used if neither team was in control following an accidental whistle, which is what you blew. If one team has control that team gets the ball per the POI rule. Your partner had it right.

OFFICIALS PROVIDE ERRONEOUS INFORMATION
8.6.1 SITUATION: A1 is about to attempt the first of a one-and-one free-throw situation. The administering official steps in and erroneously informs players that two shots will be taken. A1's first attempt is unsuccessful. The missed shot is rebounded by: (a) B1, with all other players motionless in anticipation of another throw; (b) A2, with all other players motionless in anticipation of another throw; or (c) B2, with several players from both teams attempting to secure the rebound. The officials recognize their error at this point. RULING: In (a) and (b), the official's error clearly put one team at a disadvantage (players stood motionless and didn't attempt to rebound). Play should be whistled dead immediately and resumed using the alternating-possession procedure. In (c), both teams made an attempt to rebound despite the official's error and had an equal opportunity to gain possession of the rebound. Play should continue. (2-3)