Game tying 3 waved off.....

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

I timed it. When he entered the FC, it was 4.5 seconds at most.

I timed it thrice with a stopwatch. From three points in the front court (two feet and ball) until the whistle, average was 5.5 seconds.

Better question, was the defender ever more than six feet away? Tough to call without two yardsticks on the court, but some may have considered stopping the count about one second before the whistle, when the ball handler moved over to the far left side of the court and then moved backward, with a slight delay in close coverage by the defender. Using the free throw line back to semicircle as a standard, I believe that the defender stayed within six feet (barely) the entire 5.5 seconds. Tough call, but a call that can be backed up with the videotape.

I like that the trail official switched hands when changing his count from a ten second count (left hand) to a five second count (right hand). We're taught that mechanic, but many don't do it.