Can't believe that this happened

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ttt

not sure if the official announced one or two shots. As soon as the ball was passed to the outlet and Team B was attempting to score, Team A "attempted to play" but the play was over. Happened quickly, and everyone was stunned. Can you explain how it should happen if one or two shots were announced or if Team A attempted to play defense or if they just stood. I am a coach and obviously this is an odd play, I think that I understand how the basket could count based upon the ball becomes dead when it goes through the cylinder, but was the ball actually "live" on the missed free throw?

Further question: Did Team A attempt to rebound the miss?

If the officials had announced 1 shot, and everyone attempted to rebound, then it's correct regardless of any other question.

If they announced two shots, and everyone played the rebound, it's correct.

If they announced 1 shot and only team B played the rebound, they should stop it quickly and bring them back. The problem is, by allowing the ball to remain live, they're risking this happening. Once B scores, you can't nullify the points. They did it right by giving A the final FT and the ball (assuming A got the ball underneath B's basket for an end-line throw-in).

If they announced 2 shots, and only B played the rebound, it gets a bit trickier. Some would say the ball became dead as soon as the FT missed so B has essentially thrown a dead ball through the hoop. Others say the officials have allowed the ball to remain live by letting B advance it and not killing the play; thus making the points irreversible. I would have gone with the first option; the ball was dead once it missed.

My guess is the official announced 1 shot by mistake and everything snowballed from there; but they "fixed" it correctly.