'point to shot clock' mechanic

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I think such mechanics for officials are awful because they provide extra information to a team which may have been unaware of the situation. It is not the job of the officials to help the teams have clock awareness.
The coach or a player on the court could easily see the officials doing this and key off of it. My opinion is that the officials should not be doing anything to give away the situation.

Lmfao you know everyone can see the clock right? Why else do teams count down the last ~7 seconds or so? This mechanic, while dumb, is not providing any extra information that players and teams don't already know.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Lmfao you know everyone can see the clock right? Why else do teams count down the last ~7 seconds or so? This mechanic, while dumb, is not providing any extra information that players and teams don't already know.

I've seen plenty of teams be unaware of the shot clock, often after an airball or after a loose ball where team control doesn't end.