SHOT CLOCK???

[rainmaker]

You let play continue, until it gets to a pause or a settling place, and you keep counting. (1) At a stop (or at the 10-second violation), you whistle the ball dead, deal with the clock problem, and give the ball to whoever gets it. (B) If the progress of the ball continues to a made basket, you let Team B inbound and see if the shot clock starts then. If not, stop play immediately and deal with the problem. (C) If the progress continues quickly to a shot and a missed basket, you let play continue until either team has control, and then stop play, and deal with the shot clock.

Item 1 is most likely, since there will almost certainly be a pause or settle once the ball crosses the division line. You should take the first opportunity. Or there will be a 10-second violation and the ball will turn over.

When you deal with the table, be sure you do two things: a) set the shot clock to the time you counted to b) figure out why it didn't start, and see to it that it won't happen again.