Remaining players

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Rich

It would take a very specific situation where a team would be allowed to continue with one player.

The inbounder could throw it off an opponent -- that's about it.

Or not throw it in at all and just take the violation.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Or not throw it in at all and just take the violation.

If the other team doesn't touch the inbound "pass" it's essentially the same thing.

We did a JUCO game with 5 on each team a few weeks ago. All these horrible scenarios crossed my mind, but then nobody fouled out (a player got a 4th with about a minute left).

[WhistlesAndStripes]

I worked a game one time where we got down to 2 left on one team(one with 4 fouls) with about 2 minutes left. This team was leading by 6 points at the time. I had this conversation in my mind, and while I don't have my books with me, I recall there being a phrase in there something to the effect of, "if a team gets down to 1 player remaining, it's a forfeit, unless the referee believes they have a reasonable opportunity to win the game." I did remember this at the time, and I was prepared to let the game continue to see if the team with only 2 left was smart enough to run out the clock somehow if they got down to 1 player left.

The team with 2 DID end up winning the game.