How Long Did It Take You...........

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

I know that. But technically, there's no team control when the try ends, even if it goes in. That's the whole point. There's no team control at the "point of interruption", for lack of a better term. So how do we justify not going to the arrow? We have an inadvertant whistle with no team control. I don't know of any exception in the FED book that says "give it to the team that would have gotten control if the whistle hadn't blown". Is there such an exception?

Yes, it's a little inconsistent with the general rule that you go to the arrow on an inadvertant whistle with no team control. But the reason you go to the arrow is that normally you have no other fair way to determine who should have the ball. In the case of the made basket, it is clear who should have the ball. The ball always goes to the other team after a made or awarded basket. There is no exception to that rule (not counting things like false multiple fouls and Ts on free throws) Why introduce an exception when one isn't needed, especially for something like fixing an inadvertant whistle?