basketballjunkie

I did not say that he would let that lead slip away. I am saying he violated the rules and was not called for it.

Whether he called a timeout is not relevant. A player who has been replaced must sit out until the next oppurtunity to sub AFTER THE CLOCK HAS BEEN RESTARTED.

The Gleason coach removed four players at the 32 second mark. All four reserves legally entered the game and all 4 players being removed went to the bench. With out the ball ever being put into play and without the clock ever re-starting the coach realized that the game was not as far out of reach as he thought as he was only up by eight points and Oliver Springs had possession of the ball to be in-bounded under its own goal with 32 seconds remaining. The coach then substituted the same players he had just removed from the game ill-legally as stated below from the NFHS rule book (the official rules for basketball in the TSSAA). ART.2...The substitute shall remain outside the boundary until an official beckons, whereupon he/she shall enter immediately. If the ball is about to become live, the beckoning signal should be withheld. The entering substitute shall not replace a designated jumper or a free thrower except as in 8-2 and 3. If the substitute enters to replace a player who must jump or attempt a free throw, he/she shall withdraw until the next opportunity to substitute. ART.3...A substitute becomes a player when he/she legally enters the court. If entry is not legal, the substitute becomes a player when the ball becomes live. A player becomes bench personnel after his/her substitute becomes a player or after notification of the coach following his/her disqualification. ART.4...A player who has been replaced, or directed to leave the game for injury or for illegal equipment or apparel, etc., shall not re-enter before the next opportunity to substitute after the clock has been started properly following his/her replacement. The penalty for an ill-legal substitution is a technical foul. OS should have been given two free throws and possession of the ball under their own goal. Would it have made a difference in the outcome of the game? No one will ever know but a violation occurred and was not called.