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Originally Posted by Durham
Ok, read it and now know what the rule says, but that is counter intuitive. A screwed up yet saved themselves by putting it in, seems like this hurts B a little too. Oh well.
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There are so many possible situation, multiple fouls, etc. that the rules-makers have to have a general solution to when to start the clock. The general rule references how the ball became dead. It's arbitrary, but sometimes arbitrary is fair (as in a coin toss).