Would you access a 'T'?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Ok, then...Eastshire - you have a JV game assigned to you. The scheduled start time on your assignment is 6:00. You show up at 5:15, and see that there is a freshman game going on. That game goes into double bonus both ways in the third quarter, and does not end until 5:55...you then assess both JV teams with T's because they did not submit rosters at 5:50. Right? That's 10 min. before the scheduled start time...

I don't presume to speak for Eastshire, but here's my take. If the officials were told one starting time, then that time was bumped forward, the assumption is the coach was treated the same way. 8:10 starting time is understood. Everyone is there early, preparing in customary fashion. But, at 7:50 when time is put on the clock, for whatever reason, it is 10 minutes instead of 20.
Coach submits his roster, but now it's too late to correct.

Having said all that, isn't the mistake itself the important part? Book lists 2 players with number 22. Official checks the book at 12 minutes, but overlooks it. When it is discovered later, do you T for that or not?

We try to count the players after a timeout, but if we see 6 ten seconds later, somebody is still accountable.