That's a rather scalding comment.

Yeah well no need to get crabby about it, it's only a joke.

If I know that black has 6 players on the court, then no, I do not start the game. I either have my hand up in the air (non-administering official), or I don't give the ball to anyone. Either way, I am voicing to black's coach that he has too many players, six, on the court.

Say the official counts 5, allows the game to proceed and then during the play, he notices that there are in fact 6 players on the court. Would you call a T or not?

All right, I'll clam up.

For now.

(PS - Know any good music venues in JR's neighborhood?)

Melts in the pot, not in your hands?

Well, at that point you have no choice. I think we agree the key to avoiding this situation is for the crew to make sure the proper number of players are on the court before putting the ball in. I do believe that it is the primary duty of the CREW to ensure this mental lapse doesn't happen.

A similar situation is free-throw alignment. While we have violations we have to call if the players line up incorrectly, we really shouldn't be administering the shots until players are in the right spot.

My point is that we need to focus for the entire game and one little error like this can send a calm game sideways in a hurry.

Agree
 

I agree.

I agree points are counted and T assessed but I could not find in rule or case book. Help please!

Now someone is going to make a shrimp joke and Scrappy will get all crabby. (For those who don't know Scrapper, that's an in-tide joke).

I have an ocean to just close the thread now, but that would be shellfish of me. So, I'll leave it open, just for the halibut.

That about nets it out.