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Originally Posted by icallfouls
This is the reason why I don't like the idea of a 1 shot T. This would seem to be the perfect situation to give 2 shots back to the team that was taken advantage of.
I have a feeling that this play will be changed for the future in the NBA, that they will go back and replay this.
As far as Doc Rivers, that guy has been in basketball nearly all his life, and the rule has always been that way. The rarity is that the team scored and the Celtics were subject to double jeopardy, a made basket, and only 1 FT to right the wrong.
Officials are always blamed for this, because we are supposed to do the preventative officiating.
I know a former NBA observer of officials and he says it is the officials that will pay the consequences for not using proper game management. The NBA might introduce a mechanic to prevent this from happening again, similar to the NFL coin toss reaction for several years ago.
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I agree. I expect they'll amend the rule and allow them to remove the points by allowing them to review the video to see when the player entered the court. At levels without review, however, you can't do that as you don't know when the player entered the court.
If the NBA changes the rule, look for the media to continue to dump on the officials and claim the NBA had to change it to help out the hapless officials.