The magic number

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

The other fact is that if you know the shot clock started correctly and team control was established immediately at the first touch, then when the shot clock shows 25, 10 seconds have elapsed, regardless of where your count is. In that situation, I believe (if you are aware of the shot clock) that you call the violation based on the clock

Thanks for your explanation...I had never really thought about it in those terms.