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Old Wed Nov 18, 2009, 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
So, what you're saying is that no matter what an official's count is or how accurate it is, it is considered to be official...that while the count is really only an approximation but it is still official.
I'm not saying it, but the rules are.

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
Therefore, if an official has a "count" of the final fractions of a second, it is official and adequate, even though it may not be accurate/precise. Therefore, if an official deems that 0.4 seconds elapsed through a mental count, then that information is definite knowledge and can/shall be used to put 0.4 seconds back on the clock.
Let's see...backcourt count is done in 1-sec. intervals. Closely-guarded count is done in 1-sec. intervals. Throw-in count is done in 1-sec. intervals. 3-sec. count is done in...hmm...1-sec. intervals. (I see a pattern developing...) All of these counts can be done verbally and visibly (although the 3-sec. count should not be done that way).

I can't wait to see you post on YouTube your tenth-of-a-second verbal and visible count, to verify that you can, indeed, count that way. In the meantime, nice try.
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