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Originally posted by Larks

...remember the time of your whistle for the TO is irrevelant...[/B][/QUOTE]

I'd agree if you only had one whistle. But here, we have two whistles. Who can say if R1 "knew" of the TO before U1 "observed" the violation. There is no reliable way to tell. The only overt difference is the order in which the whistles occur.

As for time, you only put it back on the clock when you have exact knowledge of the timing error. "Oh ,that felt like about three seconds" won't cut it. I wouldn't consider this an error once you throw in the expected 1 second lag time. Also, the end of the 4th quarter is no different from the end of the others. If you are aware of a timing error, fix it regardless of the amount of game time remaining.

I just realized I quoted Larks twice on my last post! Cool!

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Originally posted by Larks
JR,

What do you do with the clock in this case? Close game in the 4th...I hear TO from the bench...recognize it's the coach...by the time I hammer the whistle a couple secs go by. 1st and 3rd qtr...no biggie. The question is...if you have knowledge of a TO, do you adjust the clock if appropriate?

Larks - VIT [/B]

Larks,the timer can only stop the clock on your whistle.Therefore,lag time adjustment calls can only apply from a whistle,not recognition of a TO.