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Originally Posted by grizwald
What would constitute definite knowledge for you guys?
Do you count in your head?
Watch to make sure the clock starts?
Both or something else.
If you didn't look at the clock to make sure it started, can you use your common sense to know that 2 seconds had to elapse or not?
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You can count in your head, you can use your count from a 10 second count. If there's one second on the clock and the player dribbles around for a few seconds, even though you may not know the exact time you know that the player was dribbling for more than 1 second so you have definite knowledge. Those are just some examples.
Now in situations towards the end of the game it is important we pay extra attention to the clock. I would make sure that the clock started, if not, best case scenario (imo) is to blow the whistle and wake up the clock operator. Sometimes this just isn't possible, in other situations I would start a count. It gets really sticky when you have tenths of a second on the clock and a quick shot, you are really in a jam in these situations.
This is why we get paid the big bucks...