The magic number

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

If this were true, then the clock would show 0 for a whole second before the horn sounded. It doesn't do that. It hits 0 and the horn sounds simultaneously. That's because when the clock reads 0, it is 0. Not 0.9.

When the clock shows 25, 10 seconds have elapsed. Why is this so hard to accept?

Not true. I had a game where the clock showed zero and the horn had not gone off after the ball went out of bounds. We went to the scorer's table and the panel (box) at the scorer's table showed 0.3 (the panel had tenths but the clock did not). The game was not over so we administered the throw-in and we played til' the horn went off.

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[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by zebraman

I had a game where the clock showed zero and the horn had not gone off after the ball went out of bounds. We went to the scorer's table and the panel (box) at the scorer's table showed 0.3

Shot clocks do not operate this way. The shot clock horn sounds when the 0 is displayed.

[Brad]

That is a good point Chuck ... although somehow that still doesn't seem right. OK... Now you have me doubting my answer... I will do some more research on this.