The magic number

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tomegun

It is possible for .1 second to come off the clock between the coach calling the timeout and the official granting the timeout; some time probably should come off.
I didn't see the questionable timeout in the championship game, but is it possible this happened? If so, there is the answer to that one. If that wasn't the case, everybody - including (gasp!) a national championship official - can make a mistake. Did Howland have a legitimate beef? He probably did.

It is very possible. I just know that to my knowledge there was not changing of the shot clock and no violation after the timeout was called. Or it is possible that the NCAA addressed Burr's earlier call and said that was not supposed to be made by the C official in the manner it was made during the tournament. After all the rules and mechanics say that the official's count is what matters. I have never read anywhere it says the shot clock or clock is the factor. This is all speculation on my part.

Peace