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No second opinions from the table. The official's decision stands. The timer has no authority to overrule the call. If the trail official who is responsible for that call misses it or sees it differently, too bad. You wouldn't ask the scorer for a second opinion on missed fouls or violations. The only time you would consult the timers if there was a question over whether a shot was released before the buzzer sounds.
In our area we have several baskets with a cable system for supporting the basket as you describe. In those gyms I always pregame with my partner on the possibility of the ball bouncing high and hitting the cable. There have been times when the ball hitting the rim caused the backboard and the cable to vibrate. It sometimes appears in those situations that the ball hit the cable when it actually didn't. Unless it is absolutely obvious, the way that I determine whether the ball hit the cable is if the cable moves and the rotation of the ball changes.
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