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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
You also know that that some time should have run off the clock since the ball was rebounded before the horn. So, you know that putting the time that was on the clock at the time of the FT is also not the correct time. Putting that time on the clock is a fabrication too since it is not the correct time. Knowing what was on the clock at some time prior to an error is not the same as knowing what time should be on the clock.
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Your choices are to either leave it at 0 or to put it as some time between 0 and the starting time if you can determine how much time should have elapsed. There are no other choices.
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Camron,
Your logic is fine. Unfortunately, the game of basketball is not based upon logic. It is based up the written rules. Those rules are not always logical and the timing rules are imprecise.
The timer is supposed to start the clock, when the official chops in time (or is authorized to do so according to the proper rules when the official fails to do this). The official is supposed to chop in time, when the ball is touched by a player on the court. This process is not instantaneous. The clock starts a bit late or stops a bit late frequently during the game. If all of that is summed up, it probably amounts to a good chunk of time.
Anyway, my point is that if a player catches a rebound and the horn sounds at approximately the same time due to it having started prematurely, then the correct time to put on the clock very well could be what was on it when the FT was administered. You cannot be sure that any time should have run off because the official chop and timer's response may not have been that quick.