Act of Shooting...Foul...Horn...Release -- Score It?

[Freddy]

Oddity three years ago . . . according to my rusty memory:
Scoreboard minutes and seconds worked great but the tenths of seconds, we were told by the AD prior to the game, didn't work. Wouldn't you know it. Whistle near end of a period stopped the clock at 0:0 but the horn didn't go off. Home coach, desiring to set up a play during a timeout, asked if we could go to the scoreboard operator's console at the table to identify if there was .3 seconds or fewer left on the clock. (At least he knew the rule!) As I recall the console display showed .2, so we knew the next play had to be a tip.
Looked it up later where 5-2-5 says "...three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock...". Doesn't say which display, so as long as both coaches and all the officials knew the situation, we justified our actions in that case.
One in a million circumstance, I guess.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

... stopped the clock at 0:0 but the horn didn't go off ... the console display showed .2, so we knew the next play had to be a tip ... 5-2-5 says "...three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock...". Doesn't say which display ... One in a million circumstance ...

Maybe more likely than one in a million. This scenario had been discussed on the Forum two, or three, times over the past several years.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Maybe more likely than one in a million. This scenario had been discussed on the Forum two, or three, times over the past several years.

I keep forgetting: Has we ever reached out to an interpreter - or Peter Webb - to get an answer as to whether the 0:00.3 or less has to be on a clock everyone can see, as opposed to just the official timer?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Oddity three years ago . . . according to my rusty memory:
Scoreboard minutes and seconds worked great but the tenths of seconds, we were told by the AD prior to the game, didn't work. Wouldn't you know it. Whistle near end of a period stopped the clock at 0:0 but the horn didn't go off. Home coach, desiring to set up a play during a timeout, asked if we could go to the scoreboard operator's console at the table to identify if there was .3 seconds or fewer left on the clock. (At least he knew the rule!) As I recall the console display showed .2, so we knew the next play had to be a tip.
Looked it up later where 5-2-5 says "...three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock...". Doesn't say which display, so as long as both coaches and all the officials knew the situation, we justified our actions in that case.
One in a million circumstance, I guess.

I don't agree. The operating console is not the game clock. The visible one required by Rule 1 is what you need.

Additionally, don't ignore the note after 5-2-5.

When play is resumed with a throw-in or free throw and three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock, a player may not gain control of the ball and try for a field goal. In this situation only a tap could score.

NOTE: This rule does not apply if the clock does not display tenths of a second.