The "allowed lag time rule" is long gone, it's ancient history, but when officials are 100% sure that the foul was before the horn, but have no definite knowledge regarding how much time (because it was infinitesimally short), can't the officials count baskets, or allow free throws to be attempted,
without time added to the clock and with no rebounders on the lanes?
5-6-2-3: If a foul occurs so near the expiration of time that the timer cannot get the clock stopped before time expires or after time expires, but while the ball is in flight during a try or tap for field goal, the quarter or extra period ends when the free throw(s) and all related activity have been completed.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... a way to figure out one thing happening over another thing. You likely know if one happened first.
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Reminds me of my undergraduate Historical Geology class with Mr. Tolley. Relative ages tell geologists the order of events. Cretaceous rock layers and fossils are younger then Jurassic rock layers and fossils (think Grand Canyon, normally younger sedimentary rock layers are on top of older sedimentary rock layers (Principle of Superposition)). But how much younger, and exactly how old are each? Absolute ages, using radioactive dating techniques (Uranium-Lead, Potassium-Argon, etc.) can tell us actual ages (with numbers)