Bilas on the shot clock/10 second call

[All_Heart]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The start of your count and the start of the shot clock are not necessarily the same. Bilas is wrong like a lot of commentators. There has to be some possession by Team A to start the 10 second count. The shot clock starts no matter who actually touches the ball.

But in this case the possession started the same time as the shot clock. I thought Bilas was wrong because he said it's a violation when it's at 25 seconds. I was thinking that it had to read 24 seconds in order to know that 10 seconds took place.

Good catch by Burr.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by All_Heart

But in this case the possession started the same time as the shot clock. I thought Bilas was wrong because he said it's a violation when it's at 25 seconds. I was thinking that it had to read 24 seconds in order to know that 10 seconds took place.

Good catch by Burr.

I am not debating the situation that took place in the actual game you saw. I am just addressing that what Bilas is saying is basically wrong. Simply touching the ball does not start the count; you have to have possession first. So the time coming off the clock will be misleading if you use that as your only reference point.

Peace