'point to shot clock' mechanic

[so cal lurker]

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.

1. I'm really dubious that players notice anything about refs when the ball is in play.
2. The point of a shot clock is for the team to shoot the ball and keep the game moving, not to create turnovers, so who cares if if, like the visible clock, happens to give a team a clue?
3. Its the same for both teams.

That said, it still seems pretty stupid to me (the non ref). If the point is just to increase shot clock awareness by the refs, it could be a lot more subtle.