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Originally posted by zebraman
Officiating a JV boys summer league earlier this evening: Great game, with 3 seconds left in the first overtime and coming out of a time-out after Team A had scored to tie it up. Team B has a "run the endline" throw-in and has to go the length of the floor. I remind the scorekeeper to not start the clock until he sees me chop time. I hand the ball to B1 for the throw-in because A1 is pressuring. B1 passed the ball to B2 so I chop time. Then I realize that B2 is out of bounds along the endline and I should not have chopped time. What a rookie mistake! B2 throws to B3 who takes a couple dribbles and the horn goes off before he can launch a long 3-pointer. Everyone stops.
I negotiate a "do-over" and had no problem selling it to both coaches but of course Team B's "surprise play" is now shot to heck and they don't get a shot off on the "do-over." What a bonehead play! Everyone was fine afterwards because it had been a well-played game and great sportsmanship, but I sure beat myself up on the way home. Yeah, Team A won in the second (sudden death) overtime.
A humbled Z
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I am curious, why did you have a "do over?" It appears that the Timer started correctly because B3 was able to take a couple of dribbles before horn sounded.
The fact is that no matter whether the Timer started the clock when the Trail official chopped time in, or whether the Timer started the clock when B3 touched B2's pass, this is not a "do over."
If the game officials have definite knowledge that B3 dribbled the ball for three or more seconds before the horn sounded, the game is over.
If the game officials have definite knowledge that B3 dribbled the ball less than three seconds when the horn sounded then Team B gets the ball for a throw-in nearest the spot on the court where B3 was dribbling the ball when the horn sounded. The key in this situation is to determine how much time should be put on the clock for the Team B's throw-in.
As far as incorrectly chopping time in, do not be too hard on yourself. That is why officials officiate summer league basketball: it is paid practice. It allows officials to try new things and to be paid to practice.