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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Unfortunately, it is a stretch because the current rules language does not support that stance. The rules say...start the clock when it is touched by or touches a player on the court....then stop the clock on the official's signal(whistle).
The problem is (and will remain) how does the timer tell if the touching on the throw-in is legal or not? Until the official actually blows the whistle and calls the violation, the timer has to assume that it is a legal touch. If the timer does wait to make sure that the touching is legal, won't the clock really then be starting late?
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The timer should be watching the official for the "chop", not watching to see when the ball is touched. Are we supposed to start the clock on the kick, whistle it dead, and give the stop clock signal all at the same time?
Surely this has been dealt with in a case play somewhere.
P.S. - This should go to a new thread.