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We assign one person (the HC) final responsibility for ensuring that 5 of his players are on the court. (Even though we have mechanics to prevent having to call that T.)
Not resetting and starting the SC was missed by how many people? 3 + 1 + more (other table personnel who would have had the time and knowledge to rectify this error). So, at least 5, likely 6 or 7.
When the GC read 11:22, the SC showed :15. The GC stopped at 11:17, which means the SC should have read at most :10. But we also know that the SC wasn't running properly for some time. I bet that it wasn't running for a long enough period of time that would negate the non-urgency that Team A had on that entry pass. Imho, the mistake definitely affected the play. And in fact, the play as it developed wouldn't've even happened in that fashion.
And we want to kick a coach out of a tournament game because of this?
I see little common sense in that.
Let's walk the coach back to his bench, listen to his words, and then respond by saying that "if it happened that way, I'm sorry it was missed". Remind him that leaving the coaching box is often subject to penalty, and then "we'll work harder". That'd be a great no-call.
Just my 2 cents.
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Pope Francis
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