Stuck Net

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

I never said I would stop it immediately. Like someone else has said, I would address it as soon as no direct attack on the basket was in progress.

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How is that philosophy really any different than the posters who say they'll wait for a natural whistle? Aren't both sides just using their own best judgement as to when they think that play should stop? Who's to say who's judgement is wrong then?

Btw, team A is losing by 4 with a few seconds left in the game. They don't have any time-outs left. A1 makes a three-pointer to put them 1 point down with 5 seconds to go. The net flips up when the shot is made. Are you going to stop play because "no direct attack on the basket was in progress"? [/B][/QUOTE]

That "natural whistle" may be in 10 seconds or 3-4 minutes away. How many shot attempt will have occurred in that time? There will often be several opportunities before a "natural whistle" occurs to fix it without taking away a team's advantage.

In the last 5 seconds, I'm not going to stop the game. Akin to the case place covering other endgame issues, I'd let the clock run.

ommon sense is to be applied when choosing to stop the clock....don't do it at a time when one team would directly benefit or be harmed from it.