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Originally Posted by Chess Ref
Lets say they were watching the clock to make sure it started but it didn't
would you
A. tweet, and talk to timer to make sure he got it this time
B. Just count it yourself then blow whistle after time ,in your count , had expired.
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Probably B because with that little time and a full court pass, I don't want to interrupt a scoring play.
BTW I'm making a
VISIBLE COUNT in such situations just in case the timer visits LA-LA land and the clock doesn't start. If I am going to end a period/game without a horn, you can darn well bet that my count is going to show up on video.
Unfortunately, this stuff does happen as the NFHS manual notes. Timers sometimes get excited about the game and involved in watching the action and forget to do their job. We need to know the rules and deal with it properly. That means that if there is no count and no definite knowledge, the basket counts, nothing is taken off the clock and the opponent is awarded an end line throw-in. Sucks for them, but mistakes happen.