Mercy Rule
Yep, Like last night, first game of season, second qtr home up by 25pts, timer and scorer ask us at what point does the rule kick in...
We went to locker room at half, looked in Rule Book, Case Book, no guidance on the administration...looked at handouts from rules interp meeting no guidance...looked at notes from rules interp meeting some guidance but not crystal clear on the administration of the rule...
Questions?
1] who determines or signals to timer to not stop clock...
2] is it 30-pts after the third qtr and before start of 4th...
3] what happens if 29 pts at end of 3rd qtr...team comes out with PA 1-pass hits 3pt bucket...does clock run rest of game or do we still have regular clock stopping on all whistles etc
We did what we thought was logical. Home was up by 32 at end of 3rd qtr so R had discussion with both coaches and the scorer and timer...followed by announcement over PA regarding the rule...all went fine except leading coach used [IOHO] most of his remaining time outs...oh well...
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