end of game timing issue

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Also, we must remember that the catch was made while the player was already in the air, so if the timing was correct, the hang time was some amount in excess of 1.2. Is this a long time in the air or not?

Just to add to this: I watched a Sports Science episode where they timed hang-time for some high-flying NBA players.

None of them were in the air an entire second. Just over .9 was the best.

So, while it has nothing to do with what you can and can't do as an official in this situation, there is absolutely no way 1.2 seconds can come off the clock between the time the player gathers the ball in the air and returns to the ground...