Timer's mistake.

[RecRef]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Now where was the ball when the clock showed the proper time of one second remaining? Sureashell not 40-50 feet up the floor, was it?

I would hazard a guess that the B coach was not too happy with his call.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jan 31st, 2004 at 03:48 AM]

I’m glade to see that Mark made that mistake because now I don’t feel so bad. Week before last, A up by 3 with 9 tenths of a second left on the clock at the end of the game. A1 is spot inbounding on the B’s baseline and B is putting double pressure on A1. A1 takes a few steps back and heaves the ball high down court. The ball hits a volleyball net hanging at mid-court from the ceiling and the buzzer sounds. Went over inbounds situations with the timer before the game.

Put the 0.09 back on the clock and gave B the ball at mid-court. No one caught the mistake as everyone, I guess, was still thinking about the timers action. To make matters worst we had a no touch inbounds throw-in during the first half and handled it correctly.

So thanks Mark, now I know even you interpreters can make mistakes