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Originally posted by devdog69
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I think you need to do this, talk to the clock operator in such an important situation. There is no way to 'fix' a bad clock start in an important situation so preventative officiating should try hard to make sure it's done right. Also, there should have been one official designated to make sure the clock starts correctly, probably the one most likely to be the farthest away from a shot attempt. [/B][/QUOTE]
I was new lead official, 80 ft. away from inbounding ball. One moment ball is being thrown towards one teams basket and a fraction of a sec. later it is going 75 ft. the other way.
We did discuss the inbounding official (who happened to be the R this night)forgot to visit with the timer regarding the chop in (which he pointed out he USUALLY does) Center official conceded since he was closest to bench he should have covered that. I admit,though being the farthest from play, still had a responsibility to intercede when recognizing this important oversight was occuring. What is interesting was we did come together and discussed several issues regarding the approaching play beforehand. Goes to show, you can't ever be TOO thorough.
What's also interesting, we had felt like we had a great game, which I really believe we did, until our guest brought up his opinion on the last sec. shot.