Whistle to end quarter?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rockchalk jhawk

But isn't that why we have a horn blow? If we blow the whistle every time, why not just do away with the horn? I don't know, it just seems redundant to me.

The horn lets everyone know a shot cannot be completed. The horn does not automatically end anything. The horn might sound and you still have to put time on the clock or you could have something else take place or have a penalty enforced. For example I called an intentional foul near the end of the game. My whistle was almost simultaneous with the horn. The official responsible for the last second shot told me the horn went off first and that my foul was technically after the horn. I had already given a signal for the Intentional Foul and I was not paying attention to the horn. We got together and we decided the quarter was over and the foul was not going to change the outcome of the game (10 point win). We blew the whistle and waved our hands to the table and we walked off. If we have just relied on the horn and the game was closer where FTs would have made a difference, we still would have had to shoot FTs and the game would not be over until all the FTs were completed. The horn does not end the game.

Peace