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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
From today's NY Times..... "A Tennessee official said after the game that the scoreboard clock was controlled by a remote wireless device that the referees wear on their belts, and that it was NOT controlled by anyone at the scorers table."
That kinda puts a different slant on it, doesn't it?
If it's in the Times, it must be true. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/sp...tml?ref=sports |
If it's the same PTS systems we use in the west, the game clock timer can absolutely can start and stop the clock. We always tell the table crew in the pregame that "the officials are your back-up" for starting AND stopping the clock. Keeps them engaged and on the job.
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