Should We Have Fixed It?

[junruh07]

It is too late to fix the throw in as that must happen before the throw in is completed. However you are not clear as to whether or not you changed the book. You can do that at any time.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by junruh07

It is too late to fix the throw in as that must happen before the throw in is completed. However you are not clear as to whether or not you changed the book. You can do that at any time.

I agree with this. The official reported the foul on the wrong player (also the wrong team in this case) due to confusion. That caused a mistake with the subsequent throw-in which is not correctable, but as the official now has knowledge that the foul was incorrectly reported that should be fixed.

[griblets]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

That caused a mistake with the subsequent throw-in which is not correctable, but as the official now has knowledge that the foul was incorrectly reported that should be fixed.

Can you site a rule that supports changing the foul? I've done what the OP did, determined at half time that I charged the foul to the player who was fouled, but my partners said that we could not change the foul in the book. That didn't feel right to me since we had definite knowledge.

[BryanV21]

We changed nothing.

And I too would like a rule reference saying we can change who the foul was on.

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by DesMoines

2.11.10 SITUATION C:

The scorer mistakenly credits a field goal by A1 to B1 and Team B in the second quarter. The regulation game ends with the score tied. During a time-out in overtime, the scorer detects the mistake and advises the *referee.

RULING: The referee will have the mistake corrected. The overtime will continue with the corrected score. Once the ball becomes live in the overtime, the overtime will be played even though a subsequent correction of an error or *mistake changes the score. A bookkeeping mistake can be corrected at any time until the final score is approved.

I don't think that applies, as it's a scorer mistake... Not an official's mistake. We can always fix a scorer's mistake.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I don't think that applies, as it's a scorer mistake... Not an official's mistake. We can always fix a scorer's mistake.

I'd use the precedent of the case cited by DesMoines, along with 2-3. At the very least, remove the incorrectly applied foul even if you don't feel comfortable giving it to A12 at this point.

[johnny d]

You cannot change the foul from B5 to A12. There is no rules basis to do so and you are not only altering the amount of personal fouls for these two players you are altering the number of team fouls. Depending upon how much time has elapsed after the first foul that was incorrectly reported and you realize the mistake, there could have been multiple correctable error situations, awarding unmerited free throws or failing to award merited free throws, that can no longer be fixed. You are better off owning up to the mistake if and when you discover it and move on with the game.

The coach from team B can either accept the explanation that a mistake was made that cannot be corrected or he can be an ******* about the situation and earn himself a technical foul.