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Originally posted by Nevadaref
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
The clock must start and stop. They can't tell you that they're going to use a TO to stop the clock from starting. The timer should have started the clock and then stopped it.
However, you can't change the time on the clock unless you have direct knowledge of how much time should have run off. Therefore, you can't change it.
In the NBA, you would take .3 off the clock.
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Tony is correct. You have to follow the rules. Your job as an official is to administer the game according to the rules even if you don't like the way they work in some situations. You can't just do whatever you think is fair.
On a personal note, there is nothing about officiating that irritates me more than seeing officials doing something contrary to the rules because they think it is the fair thing to do.
Lastly, I wish the NFHS had adopted the NBA .3 off the clock rule at their meeting this summer, but they didn't. 
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Nevada,
I don't know for sure but I would suspect that the NFHS didn't adopt the .3 rule because there are still many schools in the nation that do not have tenths of a second on their game clocks. I agree w/ you that the .3 rule is a good one, but since not all schools have that ability, then IMO it is better to keep the rule uniform for all games, not just a special adaptation for games that use a newer scoreboard.