Six Players Participating ???

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by rsl

According to 3.3, the sixth man becomes a player when the ball becomes live. Also according to 3.3, he does not become bench personnel until he has a sub or we notify the coach he has been disqualified.

Can we infer that even though the sixth man left the floor, he is not bench personnel until the next live ball? If so, the question & answer match. Certainly if one of the five legal players sat on the bench, that would not automatically make them bench personnel if they left during a live ball.

3.3 . . . A substitute becomes a player when he/she legally enters the court.
If entry is not legal, the substitute becomes a player when the ball becomes live. A player becomes bench personnel after his/her substitute becomes a player or after notification of the coach following his/her disqualification.

Sorry, but that is not correct. According to the rules there can only be a maximum of FIVE players from each team at any time. This is because the definition of "player" contains the words "legally on the court" and six team members from one team can never all legally be on the court during playing action. So all of the above rules which you cited about becoming a legal player once the ball becomes live do not apply. Those rules are for when an incorrect substitution occurs or the referees fail to direct a player to leave the game.

[youngump]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Sorry, but that is not correct. According to the rules there can only be a maximum of FIVE players from each team at any time. This is because the definition of "player" contains the words "legally on the court" and six team members from one team can never all legally be on the court during playing action. So all of the above rules which you cited about becoming a legal player once the ball becomes live do not apply. Those rules are for when an incorrect substitution occurs or the referees fail to direct a player to leave the game.

If they did apply, the team would have to play with six until one of them fouled out (since you certainly aren't going to accept a substitute for the sixth player).
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