[just another ref]

"..........it is important to know the intent and purpose of a rule so that it may be intelligently applied in each play situation. A player or team should not be permitted an advantage which is not intended by a rule."


Is a player scoring a basket while his opponents stand and watch because of bad information given by an official an advantage? Surely we all agree that it is.

Is there any rule which intends for this to happen? Surely we all agree that there is not.


Sometimes mistakes happen which are compounded by quirks in the wording of the rules. These can result in things which do not seem fair and there may be no way out. In this case there is an easy, obvious way out:

The ball was dead after the miss.

The end