Does time need to come off the clock on TO?

[Old_School]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

There's no rule that says time HAS to come off, and there's no rule that says time SHOULDN'T come off.

If you use logic though, some time has to come off.

There are rules covering this situation.

According to the NFHS rules:
1) The clock must be started when the missed free throw is touched by B1. That's rule 5-9-3- "If a free throw is not successful and the ball is to remain live, the clock shall be started when the ball touches or is touched by a player on the court."
2) The time-out request by the B head coach can now be granted only when B1 gains player control of the ball. That's rule 5-8-3(a)- "Time-out occurs and the clock, if running, shall be stopped when an official grants a player's/head coach's oral or visual request for a time-out, such request being granted only when the ball is in control or at the disposal of his/her team."

The above rules say that the clock must start, and then the clock must be stopped. That is impossible to do without some time coming off the clock. Starting and stopping the clock are both physical acts and both have to take some time to complete. Taking 0.4 seconds to do so is very reasonable imo.

The only time that a correction may be made to the 0.2 time showing on the clock was if the timer made a mistake in either starting and stopping the clock. That's rule 5-10, and that didn't happen in the situation being discussed because the clock WAS properly started AND stopped, by rule.

The timer followed the rules. Hardwood didn't.