Mechanic: Clock Didn't Start

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Definite does not equal precise. What you are describing is precise information.

If you know for sure that it took more than 10 seconds but not sure how much more, you have definite knowledge to allow you to take 10 seconds off the clock. You stop at 10 because you don't have further knowledge. You're not guessing, you're calculating based on basic actions.

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Camron, the purpose and intent of this rule is to have precise information before you do anything. You can only take 10 seconds off of the clock if you have definite, or precise knowledge that 10 seconds was the actual, exact time consumed. You can't take 10 seconds off if the actual time possibly may have been 11 seconds, 12 seconds, 13 seconds, etc. That's a guess and there's nothing in the book that will allow us to guess. [/B][/QUOTE]

No, the purpose of the rule it to allow you to take time off the clock if you have any reliable information.

If you have a 10 second count that gets to 9, then a 5 second count in the frontcout that gets to 4, then the player dribbles around away from the dribbler for while before you notice the clock didn't start. You don't know how much time in total has elapsed, but you do know that at least 13 seconds passed by. You take off 13. Not precise, but definite. It's not an all or nothing deal. Again, its definite not precise.