Free throw admin screw up........

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Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Snaq, I still can't see how this is a correctable error since the whistle was blown prior to the free throw being attempted. Yes the ball was at the disposal of the free throw shooter, but the unmerited attempt wasn't taken.

If no one rebounded, and the first attempt was made, and the trail kills the play after the 2nd attempt is at the disposal, we are giving the ball back to Team B, assuming Team A was attempting the free throws. If the first attempt was unsuccessful, and the trail kills the ball after the ball is at the disposal for the 2nd (unmerited) attempt, then we are going to the AP arrow. It's an ugly, screwy situation, but that's the price we pay when we have a failure to communicate within our team. It's one big magnified situation in that gym that shows the officials screwed up.

Agree with all except that if nobody attempts to rebound the first miss and the ball is given back to the thrower, I would say you have "awarded" an unmerited free throw when you put the ball at the thrower's disposal...either way in that case whether you call it a CE or not you are going to the AP arrow...not sure where you find the definition of "awarded"....it is just such a specific goofy situatuion that I think it was excluded from teh CE provision intentionally to avoid (further!) confusion...