Signaling of Bonus

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by chseagle

I was asking about the player fouls on the board, as I've seen it done in the past where the officials have noticed that the board lists a player with 5 fouls before the book says anything. So it can help expedite a game.

We're not concerned with tracking individual fouls. Whether or not they are displayed on the scoreboard is irrelevant as it's not official - by rule we have to be notified by the official book when a player DQ's on fouls, then there is a specific procedure that we must follow. A few seconds here or there isn't significant.

We really aren't concerned with tracking team fouls either, but it is useful to know when a team is getting close to the bonus or double bonus situation. That said, we still have to confirm it with the official book.

sseltser wasn't being facetious - with the exception of the time, everything else displayed on the scoreboard, while it may be useful, is not official. When push comes to shove, it's what is in the official book that counts.