Does the scorer have the authority . . . ?

assignmentmaker · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 19, 2005, 10:24pm

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

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Originally posted by assignmentmaker
Does the scorer have the authority . . . ?

There's a question from last year's IAABO refresher exam I'd like to hear the answer to, #20.

"The administering official erroneously states two free throws instead of a one and one. A1 misses the first and makes the second. B1 inbounds the ball to B2, who is advancing the ball up the court when the scorer recognizes the error. The scorer sounds the horn to alert the official. Official stops the game to confer with the scorer. Does the scorer have the authority to sound the horn at this time?"

Case book play 2.11.3.

The scorer should wait until the ball is dead before signalling. The case play also tells you when the official should stop play too.

Thanks. That seems like the right reference. As Mark Dexter points out, the scorer may not be on top of this . . . and if s/he waits for the ball to become dead and fails to realize that that means when it goes through the basket . . . the window to correct could easily close. If the horn sounds and the ball blown dead . . . perhaps not the worst possible result.