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Originally Posted by ilyazhito
I would check the board, make sure the timer didn't make any changes to the scoreboard, and confirm with the scorer that what the timer has is correct.
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I wouldn't.
In a perfect world, sure, even if it's not dictated by any mechanic, or by any rule language under Rule 2 Officials And Their Duties.
But I don't officiate in a perfect world.
I've only got one minute (or maybe thirty seconds) for me and my partner to get ready to go in the right direction (and right team) on the throwin subsequent to the intermission or timeout (or who is shooting free throws subsequent to the timeout and how many), check the scoreboard for "important" stuff like how many team fouls on both teams (or the time remaining after a timeout), beckon in any substitutes who "elect" to report, and possibly have a tête-à-tête with my partner regarding anything important or unusual occurring, or about to occur, in the game.
If it was a timeout, we also need some time to properly report the timeout to the table, and possibly notify head coaches when their team has been granted its final timeout. And if it's near the end of the game, we may wish to check with the table to make sure everything is in proper order.
In addition we may have to "dig" players out of the huddles after the warning horn sounds, while also keeping a watchful eye out for substitutes that report too late.
I'm getting tired just writing about our many timeout and intermission responsibilities. No way will I have the time to look for little lights on the scoreboard to decipher who will be "different" after the timeout or intermission and to ask the scorer if they reported. No way in Hell.
If ilyazhito can do that, to paraphrase Cary Grant in the movie
Gunga Din, he's "a better official than I am".