We had our first Basketball Assoiciation Meeting last night and something came up while we were discussing the new rule revisions.
This year a player has to leave the game if he/she has blood on their uniform. (Just like last year) But, this year a coach may take a time out to "fix" the problem of blood and have the player return after the time out. If the blood problem is not fixed within the time limits of a time out, the Coach may call a successive time out...if there are any time outs left.
This question came up: "What if the Coach has no more time outs and the player is not ready to return...i.e. still has blood on uniform or finger still bleeding...and no player has reported before the 45 second horn on a 60 second time out?"
Most Veteran officials just said to tell the Coach to get a player in for the "bloodied" player. Some said to give the Coach a "warning" for delay and get a player in. Still others said you could "T" the Coach for not having a player checked in to the scorer's bench in time.
What is the correct procedure?

RookieDude

The question I would ask is, "What's best for the game?" Most likely, unless the coach is being a real pain, I tell him to get someone in there right away. I might throw in a warning at the same time if it looks as tho he's trying to get away with something.

Certainly, I would not give a T until after a warning.

Our interpreter was very clear, this rule is pretty wide open and needs to be refined.

I think at the end of 60 seconds, you let the sub come in without a T, even though, techncially, a sub cannot check in.

I think you need to look at the spirit of the rule, and not penalize. It is not the kids fault (I hope) that he got blood on himself.

I agree. Get the sub in. The 45 second limit for subs is for normal substitutions. For the blood rule/timeout the player is allowed in at the end of the timeout if they are ready. If not, direct that they be replaced as we have always done. A sub is never required to be ready ahead of time when a player has been directed to be replaced. The timeout does not complicate any of this.

There are rules/cases that exhibit replacing players at time where subs would not normally be allowed. For example, a player has committed 5 fouls. 2 FTs are to be shot. Player is replaced immediately, while any substitution situation without a DQ would have to wait.

A player that is required to leave the game can be replaced without limit (except that the substitute must have been out of the game long enought for the clock to have been run).

I have to agree on this one.

The way I look at it is that the timeout puts everything else on "pause."

Therefore, you don't need a sub until the end of the TO.