Substitute confusion

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by deecee

What's there to answer? You answered it and so did I.

I haven't answered any of the questions that I posted. Your only answer was to tell the kid to get back in the game. But in the question, you haven't noticed that he left the game.

So between the time he leaves the game and the next 2 or 3 possessions, are you saying he's still a player, so he can return at any time? If so, then is he off the court for an unauthorized reason during those 2 or 3 possessions?

If the coach is as confused as the player and sends him to the table, is the kid now a sub or is he still a player?

If for some reason, the kid gets T'd up during those 2 or 3 possessions, is there an indirect to the coach?

There's a LOT to unpack in this real-life game situation.