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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I am only referring to the situation in which the referee has definite knowledge that the whistle went at 1.5 seconds left. By rule (case book - Mark Dexter has citation), the timer has a 1 second lag allowed, no more. With definite knowledge, the 1 second lag must be enforced to the tenth. So the horn may have sounded, but it by rule should not have sounded and .5 seconds are put back on the clock. If you restore the .5 seconds, which you must by rule with definite knowledge, then you must count the bucket, because by rule, the horn has not yet sounded. This is not opinion, this is NF rules.
To take another situation, if you have a whistle for a traveling violation with 1.5 seconds left and definite knowledge, but horn soundsanyway , you restore the clock to .5 seconds. This situation is no different. We have a made shot on a continuous motion and the game is not yet over. Count the bucket, shoot the free throw.
[Edited by Hawks Coach on Jan 8th, 2002 at 11:12 AM]
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We are all familiar with the one second "lag time" concept, that is not the issue. I agree we put .5 seconds on the clock, shoot the free throw(s) and the game is not yet over. The second situation is not even close to the same, because it doesn't involve a shot that is released after the horn. The only thing that may alter my decision is if I was so in awe of a player who could be fouled yet stay in the air for more than 1.5 seconds before he release the ball on a shot, i.e., it is not going to happen. You keep saying "by rule", it is "NF rule", but no rule or casebook citing. I stand by my decision based on the comment on 10-6-3, last paragraph on page 63. Just to make you happy, though, I am forwarding this on to the higher ups in my state. I am sure they will be thrilled to hear from me, again.