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Originally Posted by cshs81
I saw this in a high school game last night.
Ball was inbounded after a substitution. Offense dribbled to about halfcourt when the defensive coach mentioned to the officials that the offense had 6 players on the floor. No technical was called. Instead, the officials let the 6th player leave, started the play over and went on.
Was that the proper way to handle it or should a T have been called? If the official says "my mistake" does that negate the T? I thought it was odd.
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In general, it is a T. There have been 1-2 cases where I've not called it. One that comes to mind is when, after a substitution, a 6th player thought they should be on the floor and ran off the bench. In this particular game, his team was getting crushed (30-40 point spread) and it was late in the 4th. I merely blew the whistle, got the 6th player off the court, and continued. The opposing coach, who had been a gentleman all evening, merely asked "That'd be a T in a closer game, right?". To which I responded, "Absolutely". By the book, No? The right call? Yes. Noone had any interest in rubbing salt in the wounds of the losing team.