(NBA) 0 and 00 on same team

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ronny mulkey

After the technical is assessed, then the first team member to play is the ONLY person that gets to play. This is an example of a ruling that actually means "shall not" or "cannot" even at the expense of a technical.

Sounds good. Got a citation, maybe an interpretation?

[ronny mulkey]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Sounds good. Got a citation, maybe an interpretation?

I'm assuming that you are looking for something that would allow at least one of them to play????

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ronny mulkey

I'm assuming that you are looking for something that would allow at least one of them to play????

I just wanted to know the options that an official could give the coach.

"No extra uniforms? Since we're still twelve minutes away from tip off, you can erase one of the names from the scorebook with no penalty."

"You want to know what happens if you don't erase one the names in the next two minutes? Well, to start with, your team will be charged with a technical foul. After that ..."