[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by deecee

I don't disagree with this statement, in fact I generally agree. In the BC, unless my assignor instruct me to do it that way, I will hold off for the final 2 seconds until the ball has obtained FC status.

Let's say it's a tie game and could force a turnover and you do this, your are pretty much negating the effort of the defense. Either way, whether the clock starts or not, the team with the ball knows they have 10 seconds to make it and they know you have a count. The game clock running, or not running, doesn't change those facts.

But it's fair to expect that team can rely on the running clock to gauge how much time they have left.