Last Second shot

[devdog69]

Originally posted by zebraman
Like Bob, I've never heard of clock that displays hundredths. But assuming that your clock displays tenths (which is what I think you meant), I think it's very possible that the shot was caught and launched in a half-of-a-second.

I question the official who questioned your judgement.

The only thing I might add is that in those situations, I ALWAYS go to the timer and tell them to watch my chop (or the other official if they are the "chopper") to make sure that the clock is started on time. You may have done that.

Z

I think you need to do this, talk to the clock operator in such an important situation. There is no way to 'fix' a bad clock start in an important situation so preventative officiating should try hard to make sure it's done right. Also, there should have been one official designated to make sure the clock starts correctly, probably the one most likely to be the farthest away from a shot attempt.