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Originally posted by rainmaker
I did get that. My point was, why point out that the shot clock is re-set on a violation? Of course it is, since the ball is turned over. The kick and the deflection oob are the only defensive violations. The kick resets the shot clock, the tip doesn't.
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I don't have my books here (and I'm too lazy to look them up on line), but suppose that provision wasn't there ...
Now the rule reads (something like) "The shot clock shall be reset when the other team gets control."
Before the last couple of years, when did the Team B get *control* after an offensive (Team A) violation? After the throw-in (in a general sense). What if Team A intercepted the throw-in? Should the shot-clock be reset? Not without the "reset upon a violation" wording.
Yes, it could be clearer. But, I think that's why it's there.