Intentional foul to end qtr

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I understand your point, but just to be clear, for the young'uns, there is no rule on reaction time (how can one understand a rule that doesn't exist).

There used to be a reaction (lag) time rule, but it went the way of the dinosaurs (I'm talking real dinosaurs, not a metaphor for Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.)

The new rule is about a improper stopping/starting, exact time, and definite information, not about lag time or reaction time.

There still is reaction time in the rules, just not lag time.

See 5-6-2 Exception 3. It basically describes reaction time. Whatever time it takes for the official to blow the whistle and then see the clock is the reaction time that the clock is allowed to run.

Lag time was a rule that allowed up to 1 full second to run off after the official saw the clock without being correctable.