Clock reads 0:00

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Smitty

I'm pretty sure that the intent of the stated rule was for scoreboards which have control modules that also don't display 10th of a second. Using common sense, if the control module DOES show 10ths of seconds, why wouldn't you use that information? You certainly can use that information to determine whether a catch and shoot is possible. If you don't use that information, then you are not using good common sense.

Then how would anybody know how many 10th's of a second remained?

The way the rule is written it must be addressing venues where the modules shows 10th's but the scoreboard doesn't.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Then how would anybody know how many 10th's of a second remained?

The way the rule is written it must be addressing venues where the modules shows 10th's but the scoreboard doesn't.

You've never seen a scoreboard that doesn't show 10ths and neither does the console? That's why no one would know how many tenths are left and therefore why you couldn't know if there was .3 seconds or not - therefore the rule.

I don't see how you could come to the conclusion in your second sentence. It just makes no sense whatsoever to me that if you know there are .2 seconds left based on the console, you wouldn't use that information.

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by Smitty

You've never seen a scoreboard that doesn't show 10ths and neither does the console? That's why no one would know how many tenths are left and therefore why you couldn't know if there was .3 seconds or not - therefore the rule.

I don't see how you could come to the conclusion in your second sentence. It just makes no sense whatsoever to me that if you know there are .2 seconds left based on the console, you wouldn't use that information.

I think his/her last sentence is in reference to the way the rule is written which is the point I was trying to make earlier. What is the only situation that could exist where you would need to make the statement "rule does not apply if the clock does not display 10ths of a second"?

Here are the possible scenarios:

1) Scoreboard shows 10ths - we're good there
2) Neither scoreboard nor consold shows 10ths - above quote is irrelevant b/c you have no way to know how many 10ths remain
3) Scoreboard does not show 10th's, but console does - this is the only time you could possibly apply the above quote where it would make any sense at all.

So it is one of two conclusions for me....either the fed put in a statement that is completely irrelevant and has no meaning whatsoever, or it was meant to apply in a situation just like this one.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Smitty

You've never seen a scoreboard that doesn't show 10ths and neither does the console? That's why no one would know how many tenths are left and therefore why you couldn't know if there was .3 seconds or not - therefore the rule.

Huh

Yeah, I've seen plenty of them. Which means no one knows how many 10th's of a second are left which means the rule does apply at those venues.