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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by David M
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Originally posted by TravelinMan
That is, IF the scoreboard shows tenths of a second. This rule actually originated in the pros (where all the scoreboards display tenths) - known as the "Trent Tucker" rule so named when the Knicks guard won a game by catching and shooting with .3 seconds left on the clock.
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How would you know there were .3 seconds left if the clock did not show tenths?
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You wouldn't. That's why the rule doesn't apply to clocks that don't display tenths.
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Generally, yes, but on some clocks, the scoreboard displays only whole seconds, but the console displays tenths.
I know I asked about it as a hypothetical a few years back. Apparently a similar situation happened in an NCAAW game this year with the shot clock.
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NOTE: During the State Farm Tip-Off Classic at the University of Texas, at the 9:05 minute mark of the half, an official was told by the shot clock operator that there was only .3 second on the shot clock, yet the visible shot clock indicated 1 second. The official was instructed to tell the in-bounding team that they could tip or tap the ball, but could not catch and shoot it. Even though the facility had the capability of viewing tenths of a second at the table, the officials should not be given this information, nor should the team have been told their options. Current rules do not refer to tenths of a second on the shot clock, only that the game clock indicates tenths of a second.
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I'm guessing the underlined part applies to the game clock as well.