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Originally Posted by splitveer
NFHS Rules:
A1 has a throw in with 4.6 seconds left. Team A is down by 1. We have talked numerous times with the clock operator about starting the clock on the chop. The ball is thrown in bounds and legally touched. The clock starts at least a second or two late. How should we handle this situation?
Let it play out and manually count?
Kill the play once we know the clock hasn't started and restart the situation?
Thoughts?
Does it change when there is only 1.2 seconds on the clock?
Thanks
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At 4.6 I would be tempted to blow the play dead after a second, put 3.6 on the clock remind the clock operator on his/her duties and inform the teams that from this point if there is discrepancy between the clock and chop that they should play until the end (which could be a whistle if the clock doesn't start on time or the horn if it does).
I mean at 3.6 seconds they won't have time to check the clock and any play will be a quick shot, drive to backdoor cut to the basket.