Sub question
 

After a timeout 2 shots are to be awarded to red team. After the first shot can the red team send in a sub for a non shooter?

Yes

Picky, Picky, Picky ...
 

Did the incoming substitute "sit a tick"?

That wasn't the question.

Did somebody tell you they couldn't?

When did the incoming sub leave the game? I totally missed reading that...

Nit Picking ...
 

After a timeout, and one free throw, if the incoming substitute didn't sit a tick, then "Yes" is the wrong answer.

The question seems clearly to be about whether a player who reports following the first horn of a timeout can sub in before time has run off the clock. Yes, he can, if there are FTs being shot. Reading too much into the question, however, can lead to all sorts of crappy things on the court.

exaclty.

What if the sub had already been DQ'd?
What if the sub wasn't a team member?
What if time had expired?
What if the FTs were for a T?
What if the sub was wearing an illegal uniform or illegal apparel?

What if by "send in" the OP just meant "send onto the court" and not "report to the X by the scorer"?

But, it's better than a picture of a sub sandwich or whatever else might have been posted.

I Know That Those Black Helicopters Are Still Up There ...
 

Trying to hold back. With all my being. The force is so strong. I must resist.

This Would Never, Never Happen With The Eagle At The Table ...
 

True. But those rare times when a player reports without "sitting a tick" are usually after something like a time out, followed by a free throw, when another free throw will follow.

I had a supervisor who would ask a question and then someone would add all kinds of variables before answering. It would tick him off royally.

The answer to the original question "After the first shot can the red team send in a sub for a non shooter" is ALWAYS yes. It is just that some specific team members may not be eligible substitutes.

And, Bob, time expiring with FT's remaining doesn't preclude the opportunity to substitute. It may not make any sense, but I know of no rules that prohibit it.

Icing the shooter?

Advantage not intended by the rules?

Just a couple of thoughts.

If the sub has reported in time to come in, just how long is that going to take? Not sure that 5 seconds can ice the shooter. Even so, I don't think I recall a rule against icing the shooter. If there were, they wouldn't let a team take even one timeout after time expired.

I don't see it as an advantage so what advantage are they getting that is not intended? The rules declare that it is a legal time to substitute so I'm would let them substitute.

Maybe the coach decided he wants to get his hothead to the bench so he doesn't do something stupid and cost his team the game.

Maybe the coach wants to put someone in the game so they can show up in the books as having played.

I'm not going to look for a reason to not do it when the rules are pretty clear unless there is a extremely clear reason to not do it.