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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
And that's going to turn the game into a circus.
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I disagree.
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How often is the timer going to be able to stop the clock at the very tenth you whistle?
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Irrelevant. It doesn't have to stop on the tenth that I whistle. It only has to be stopped by the time I see it.
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Coaches are going to want time put back up on virtually every stoppage.
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Irrelevant. Who the dexter cares what the coach wants?
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Further, how often are you actually looking at the clock when you blow the whistle?
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Irrelevant. Again, it doesn't matter whether I'm looking at the clock or not. It only matters that it is stopped when I see it.
That's what makes the rule change a good one. We don't have to worry about when we looked at the clock to determine if lag time was exceeded. If the clock is moving when I see it, then the lag time was exceeded. Period.
JMO, obviously. But I like the change.