5.10.1 Sit E

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Originally Posted by Juulie Downs

Like what? What could go wrong?

I gave an example in my last post, A1 steps out of bounds with the ball, doesn't realize/forgets that the clock should be running, looks at you counting and panics and throws the ball in and you have a turnover. Now A coach is on the floor screaming that the clock didn't start. Now what do you do blow it dead and give the ball to team B? Is it likely no of course not, but why take the chance? Last seconds of games are tense and anything can happen, why not administer what you know?

I'm not saying it is the most "fair" alternative, but sometimes in an attempt to make things perfectly fair we can end up digging a bigger hole...