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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
If the clock were running, the whistle blew at 2.2 seconds, and the clock stopped at 1.4, that is within the 1 second lag-time (which I don't agree with but follow).
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Why don't you agree with it?
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I personally think that we need to be as accurate as possible with the clock. I don't think it is fair/accurate if the clock should be stopped, we know when it should be stopped, but it isn't.
Take an example: very close game in final seconds. B leads by one point, and A has the ball, holding for a last second shot. B tips the ball OOB at 2 seconds, but the switch malfunctions and the horn sounds. In this scenario, even though everyone saw the clock at 2 (all three officials, both timers (yeah, right!), both scorers, even the coaches and fans agree) it can only be reset to 1 second. I don't think that a second should be lost because of timer/official/equipment error.