I had THAT play tonight (timer error)

[canuckrefguy]

TM,

I disagree on both points.

First, when the horn went off by mistake, a couple players - on both teams - froze and/or threw up their hands wondering what was going on. Same thing that happens when you have a shot clock that isn't reset, and it goes off in the middle of one team's possession.

Second, the rule interpretation doesn't say anything about correcting the mistake ONLY if the whistle goes off at a certain point (in this case, before the ball goes OOB). The only thing that matters here is that the officials recognize the error, and that there is definite knowledge of the time remaining.