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Originally posted by BktBallRef
I'm not sure that I agree with that. How do you know unless you're the one starting the clock? I don't believe that's possible to determine from the court.
With every shot clock I've ever seen, the horn sounds when the clocks hits 0, not one second or .9 later. If what you're saying is true, then A is actiually only getting 34 seconds to shoot.
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I've never done shot clock, so I'm just going by game clock.
I've probably used five different models of clocks in my four years as a timer, and each one is different. Some go instantly to 7:59, some wait, etc. There are times when even I can't tell.
As to clocks without 1/10th's - that also can go both ways - horn and zero, or zero beat horn. What I find even more annoying (and stupid) is fans counting down with a 1/10th display - 9 (shows 9.9), 8 (shows 8.9), then they wonder why there's no horn when the clock shows 0.9.