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I'm not too sure about this. If the shot clock is at
28 and I'm at 10 in my count I'm blowing the whistle.
The rules are with me, I'm responsible for keeping time
on the court in this case.
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Dan,
I think that you'd be making a mistake if you did this. If you get that TV game that everyone wants - are you going to explain it to the commentators as well?
It is a fact that the top officials in the NCAA use the shot clock as a guide for the 10-second violation. I would suggest that most do not necessarily use "24" as the mark, but observe the clock once possession is obtained. That is, if the team possesses the ball at 33 seconds, at 22 we had better have a violation.
The clock is there as a tool - why would you not use it? A similar scenario under high school rules might be that there are 9 seconds left in the quarter and a throw-in in the backcourt. Are you going to have a 10-second violation on that play? Even if you "count" to 10? I hope not.