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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
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Originally posted by pizanno
...with 25 showing on the shot clock, only "9.something" seconds have elapsed...(idea being that the clock starts at 35.0)
I pulled that explaination out of my butt in a game, and it was an explaination the irate coach actually accepted and could not contest.
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That really depends upon the type of shot clock you use. If it switches from 35 to 34 immediately when the switch is pushed, then you are correct (it shows 25 at 25.9; and 0 at 0.9). Most shot clocks that I have seen, however, have a delay so that 34 shows at 34.0, and 25 would be 25.0.
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Interesting. I never thought about this.
Clearly it does matter. When the clock shows 25, has a full ten seconds elapsed? If the change from 35 to 34 is instantaneous, then the 34 stays up for one entire second, we now have a number showing for each elapsed second. Count them down. 34=1, 33=2, 32=3, 31=4, 30=5, 29=6, 28=7, 27=8, 26=9, 25=10. This means you need to wait until the clock shows 24, before a team has used a full ten seconds in the backcourt.
Nice point Mark.