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[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by Richard Ogg
But, do check the shot clock before you blow your whistle. I watched someone else who was a bit tense. He blew his whistle for a 10-second violation and the clock read 28! Only 7 seconds had expired. (And it was not a fulty clock operator -- he just counted too fast....)

Of course the coach ate referee....

Richard,

I'm not too sure about this. If the shot clock is at
28 and I'm at 10 in my count I'm blowing the whistle.
The rules are with me, I'm responsible for keeping time
on the court in this case. If the coach wants an
explanation I'll tell him what I've just told you and
I'll casually bring up that clock operators make errors
occasionally. If he wants to have *this* referee for lunch
he'll get a T for his dessert. :-)

BTW, it ain't all that difficult to train yourself to
count to 10 accurately, as you know. Maybe counting to
10 should be part of our preseason testing?