Clock work

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach
Team B had no opposition on lane for rebound, cleanly rebounded and yelled TO at same time after having given advance warning of the desire for an immediate TO. Whistle blew immediately at time of rebound. Should 1 second delay apply, or should the clock sit at 2.2 seconds?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, time must run off (even if infintessimaly [sp] small)!!!

(Pardon me if this sounds a bit like Katherine Harris)
During your situation:
(A) The clock shall be started when the ball touches/is touched by a player on the court (5-9-3).
(B) Time out occurs and the clock, if running, shall be stopped when an official grants a player's/head coach's oral or visual request for a time-out, such request being granted only when the ball is in control or at the disposal of a player of his/her team (5-8-3b).

There is no way the TO can be granted unless B has control. There is no way B can have control without the clock starting.

Bottom line, if the clock shows 1.2 seconds or above, everyone did their job fine. Even if it shows less than 1.2, it may not be timer error - the official needs time to 'process' the request, and the 1 second lag time applies to the whistle - not the mental granting of the request, not the request, not the warning of a pending TO.