The magic number

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

(remember this is a JuCo, not a D1 or NBA game, so we are not working with professional shot-clock operators) In this particular game the shot clock operator was occasionally starting the clock too early , like after a basket when the ball was at the disposal of the in-bounder. That accounted for the extra seconds clicking off the shot clock. You think the VISITING coach would have preferred one of us had killed the play while he was pressing, set the shot clock to the proper time, then gave the HOME team a new 10-second count?

I'm not asking what you would do in a perfect world, I'm asking what have you done in the past or what you would do in the future. And in your opinion, what should the ruling have been on the play last night when the shot clock read 25 seconds and Cahill granted the time out to the Gators.

If the clock is starting early as you say, it was a problem before the throwin was completed. Yes...stop the game, fix it, and restart the play. There will be no complaint if you do it then. If you know that it was already down to 32 when the throwin was still in progress, you should fix it right then, not wait until it gets close to an apparent violation and address it. That will only cause problems...either from saving a team from a tough situation or from allowing a team too much time.

[JRutledge]

Did anyone notice that last night the shot clock got to 25 when Florida had the ball and there was no 10 second violation called? Parker and Nance both commented on it. Jim Burr was the person that made the call originally that sparked this conversation and I believe he was in the C position.

Peace