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Originally Posted by RichMSN
The whistle is irrelevant. Why is it being blown anyway?
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I don't know why it's being blown but that's not the point. I'm using the whistle as a frame of reference.
The point is that all three officials were ready and focused the fact that the ball was actively being put in play. The player only
got to the bench when the ball was already in the player's hands, meaning the ball is live. At that point, as an official, I don't focus on the bench. If the ball is in the hands of the thrower, my attention is on the action on the floor.
I don't think its fair to say, based on the video, that the officials were slacking here. The player came late to the bench, and the horn operator was at fault for sounding the horn.