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I've been in this situation a couple of times when I've walked in for my varsity assignment and saw someone out there working alone. How I've handled it is I've immediately gone into to get dressed and then upon returning, at a logical break in the action, I've had the horn sounded, got the offical and the coaches together and asked if they wanted me to jump into the ball game. Someone posted that a flow has already been established, calls have been made, etc. To me, adding another official into the mix, changes that (good or bad). To me the teams have adjusted to the calls being made. Also, I have no idea what kind of game I'm walking into (i.e. how the coaches have behaved, how the game has progressed, what the tempo has been, what's been called and what hasn't, etc.). If it is after halftime, to me it's very difficult to step into the game cold. Before halftime, it is easier because there is still a lot of basketball left to be played and halftime adjustments have not been made by the teams. Either way, I let the official working alone and BOTH coaches have a say. If both coaches don't agree, I don't jump in. If only one agrees and I do jump in, I'm in the hole no matter what type of game I call from then on and the game would be disrupted because of it. That just my opinion.
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