03-20-2012, 03:10 AM
I believe the announcers were correct in their description of the problem that prompted the discussion of the officials.
At 2:01 in the 1st, Melissa called a foul during a rebound (at the WVU end) in which WVU #20 collided into Chiney. This was the 8th foul against WVU in the half. (The previous foul had resulted in a 1 and 1.) Robert Enterline (an umpire) signaled for the ball to be played on the end line. Melissa did not indicate that foul shots should be taken. As this was not a player-control foul or team-control foul, it was a common foul after bonus had gone into effect. It should have been a 1-and-1 free throw situation. However, play continued with Stanford throwing the ball in.
Failure to award a merited free throw is a correctable error. The error occurred when the clock was dead (after the foul). Stanford got the ball & eventually scored. At that time, the ball was dead for the first time since the error occurred (which is when corrections can & must occur). The error could have been corrected then, but was not. Once WVU threw the ball inbound, the error was no longer correctable.
If I understand the rules correctly (and I may not!), had the official realized the error during Stanford's possession, then the error would have been corrected immediately after Lindy's score. Lindy's basket would have counted. The free throw(s) would then have been awarded, but no rebounds would be made. Play would have continued after the free throws with the throw-in by WVU as a result of Lindy's basket.Â
I see nothing in the video that gives a clue when the official (Angelica Suffren) realized the error. She correctly waited until a dead ball situation to raise the issue. (Note that neither the referee (Melissa) or the other umpire (Robert Enterline) nor the official scorer nor (at least) the Stanford bench or players realized the error. (Nor did I, and probably lots of other viewers.)
I suspect Melissa involved the official scorer to point out that it is his responsibility (by rule 2-9.11) to alert the nearest official to the requirement for free throws on every foul after the 7th (not just the 7th and 10th).
The discussion of the on-court officials, after the discussion with the official scorer, looks like the other two officials are instructing Angelina. I have a theory as to what that was about, but it is only speculation. Angelina seems to finally understand something after Melissa points to both ends. I have to wonder if Angelina delayed bringing up the question until the second dead ball when she knew realized it before the first.
Before play started after the discussion, Angelina explained it to Mary Murphy who then summarized it on air.
At 2:01 in the 1st, Melissa called a foul during a rebound (at the WVU end) in which WVU #20 collided into Chiney. This was the 8th foul against WVU in the half. (The previous foul had resulted in a 1 and 1.) Robert Enterline (an umpire) signaled for the ball to be played on the end line. Melissa did not indicate that foul shots should be taken. As this was not a player-control foul or team-control foul, it was a common foul after bonus had gone into effect. It should have been a 1-and-1 free throw situation. However, play continued with Stanford throwing the ball in.
Failure to award a merited free throw is a correctable error. The error occurred when the clock was dead (after the foul). Stanford got the ball & eventually scored. At that time, the ball was dead for the first time since the error occurred (which is when corrections can & must occur). The error could have been corrected then, but was not. Once WVU threw the ball inbound, the error was no longer correctable.
If I understand the rules correctly (and I may not!), had the official realized the error during Stanford's possession, then the error would have been corrected immediately after Lindy's score. Lindy's basket would have counted. The free throw(s) would then have been awarded, but no rebounds would be made. Play would have continued after the free throws with the throw-in by WVU as a result of Lindy's basket.Â
I see nothing in the video that gives a clue when the official (Angelica Suffren) realized the error. She correctly waited until a dead ball situation to raise the issue. (Note that neither the referee (Melissa) or the other umpire (Robert Enterline) nor the official scorer nor (at least) the Stanford bench or players realized the error. (Nor did I, and probably lots of other viewers.)
I suspect Melissa involved the official scorer to point out that it is his responsibility (by rule 2-9.11) to alert the nearest official to the requirement for free throws on every foul after the 7th (not just the 7th and 10th).
The discussion of the on-court officials, after the discussion with the official scorer, looks like the other two officials are instructing Angelina. I have a theory as to what that was about, but it is only speculation. Angelina seems to finally understand something after Melissa points to both ends. I have to wonder if Angelina delayed bringing up the question until the second dead ball when she knew realized it before the first.
Before play started after the discussion, Angelina explained it to Mary Murphy who then summarized it on air.