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Originally Posted by TheOracle
If you want to be really detail-oriented, I've heard of R's actually asking the shot clock operator to try and remember the game clock time for each reset, so if you have to go back and reconstruct due to timer or equipment errors, you can do so with complete accuracy.
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When I do the shot clock, I actually write down the game clock time of every reset or stoppage. It comes in handy when, for example, the ball is awarded to the defense on an OOB call, then the official changes his/her call to award the ball to the offense. Last reset was at 18:45, we're at 18:25 now, so we should have 15 seconds on the shot clock (or 10 in a women's game).
One interesting take on this is something I've seen at the college where I now help out the table crew from time to time. While most arenas have the game and shot clocks tied together, they run theirs independently. That way, as long as one clock starts/stops correctly, they can reset the other one.