Last Second Bench T

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations SITUATION 12: Team B has just scored to go up by three points with time running out in the fourth quarter. Player A1 inbounds the ball to A2 close to the sideline of Team B's bench. A2 releases a three-point try just prior to the horn sounding. Substitute B7 leaves the bench area, enters the court and blocks the shot. RULING: B7 shall be charged with two technical fouls and ejected. One technical foul is assessed for entering the court without permission and one for unsporting conduct. Any member of Team A may shoot the four free throws for the technical fouls. The results of these free throws will determine if the game is over or going into overtime. COMMENT: Two technical fouls must be assessed in this situation. Otherwise, the team committing the infraction would benefit from the act. (10-4-1; 10-4-2)

Great citation. I'm curious. Why wouldn't there be a third technical foul charged to Team B for having more than five team members participating simultaneously? I'm sure that the head coach of Team A could argue that his, or her, team should get six foul shots, not only four, thus giving his, or her, team a better chance to win the game, or send it into overtime.

Nevadaref: This interpretation is three years old. How do you keep coming up with these? I'm lucky if I remembered what I had for dinner last night. Now that Jurassic Referee, and ChuckElias, have "left the building", I hope that you decide to stick around a while.

Also. We can't ignore "everything" that Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. posts. After all, he is the one who suggested to Dr. Naismith that he use a peach basket instead of the good Doctor's original idea of using an Easter basket. I understand that Dr. Naismith loved those pink, marshmallow, Peeps chicks.