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Old Wed Mar 02, 2005, 10:32am
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Originally posted by David M
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Originally posted by TravelinMan
That is, IF the scoreboard shows tenths of a second. This rule actually originated in the pros (where all the scoreboards display tenths) - known as the "Trent Tucker" rule so named when the Knicks guard won a game by catching and shooting with .3 seconds left on the clock.
How would you know there were .3 seconds left if the clock did not show tenths?
You wouldn't. That's why the rule doesn't apply to clocks that don't display tenths.
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