Resumption of play/free throw
 

Had an interesting thought last night while I was reading over the FED free-throw rules.

Team A calls a timeout.
During the time-out, Team B commits a technical foul.
Team A does not make a player available to shoot the free throws, so the Lead places the ball on the free throw line under the resumption-of-play procedure.

Is there any way that A can actually shoot the free throw once the resumption-of-play procedure has been initiated in this situation? If A1 enters the semi-circle, it's a violation, isn't it?



Taking it a bit further... if/when the violation on A occurs in the situation above, if A doesn't make a player available for the second free throw, it's a technical foul. Does B get two free throws in that situation, or do they not because we have a double technical foul situation?

Yes - once they enter they would have violated.

J, you might be thinking a little too much.

B would get two free throws. It wouldn't be a double technical... check on the definition of a double technical.

Come on J, you know the answer to that. :(

A more general question about the RPP in this situation. If there no way for Team A send a player to the line without violating once we put the ball down, why do we even bother to put the ball down and begin a count? That seems a bit like a gotcha to me.

request a time out
 

Team A can avoid the violation by requesting a timeout.

Oh yeah.... duh..... false double technical foul. Shouldn't post before the caffeine kicks in.

Correct, the ball is at the disposal of the thrower.