Hey Bob Jenkins you were right!
At first I agreed with the officials, but after looking up the rule 7-5-1 and 10-1-5a, and Casebook 10.1.9, page 68 I admit I was wrong.
Note the comment that says "The resuming-play procedure is in effect to start the second half (place the ball on the floor if the teams do not respond to the warning horns) unless either team is not on the court. In that case regular delay provisions are in force."
(Penalize team when they consume a full minute by not returning to the floor).
Even veterans handle this incorrectly.
As to the professionalism of putting the ball on the floor, my partner and I did that last night in a ballgame here in Las Vegas. In two separate instances each team stayed in the huddle when they had a throw-in and we put the ball on the floor. Of course prior to the first instance both officials had been to the huddles telling the teams to come onto the floor on the first buzzer. Good deadball mechanics will normally correct this, but if it doesn't then 7-5-1 provides the proper rule interpretation.
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