9 players on the floor.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Gargil

case book 10.3.2 situation B: No technical should be issued if no unfair advantage was gained.

Originally Posted by Thumper68

Case 10.3.2 Sit. B is very close to this scenario. It speaks to lengthy substitution situation instead of time out. I think as described in the OP the play is legal.

Did you guys read 10.1.9 as Bob pointed to?

BTW, I'm not sure they got it right if they charged the T to A5. It should have been a team T. Section 10-1 is Team Technicals, and the rule broken is 10-1-9.

[Gargil]

What if there were multiple substitutions during the timeout. It seems to me that the intent of the rule is to not penalize if no advantage was gained.
10.1.9 was written involving a team gaining an advantage. Would they have the same result if the case play was written so no unfair advantage was gained? Though you are correct, as written this should have been a "T"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Gargil

What if there were multiple substitutions during the timeout. It seems to me that the intent of the rule is to not penalize if no advantage was gained.
10.1.9 was written involving a team gaining an advantage. Would they have the same result if the case play was written so no unfair advantage was gained? Though you are correct, as written this should have been a "T"

The case doesn't specify, frankly, that it would be different without an advantage.

Personally, if the situation happened during a timeout with multiple substitutions, I'd go with the rule for the timeout. There should be no confusion following a timeout.

More importantly, however, from the officials' perspective, count the players on the court before you put the ball in play. "Coach, we need one more."