Not knowing all the circumstances around the situation (how much time left in the game, grade level, how far the ball rolled away from the baseline, etc.), I think I would have issued a delay of game warning on team B. But when I went to the table to report the violation, I would have informed the coach that his/her player delayed the start of the 5-second count. I would also inform the coach that it was not you who penalized his/her team but, their player. You were only enforcing the rules. Don't you like it when coaches try to blame us for their players mistakes?
If the ball rolled away but not too far and I was able to delay the start of my 5-second cound for a couple of seconds, I would do so and I would tell the kid and his/her coach to stop doing that at my earliest convience.
If this was late in the game and B was trying to avoid inbounding the ball, I would blow it dead and report a delay of game infraction.
Also, consider the level of basketball. Was this a 7th/8th/ 9th grade, JV or Varsity game? The higher up you go, the more you should expect the players to know the rules.
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Mon Dec 11, 2000, 12:16am
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