"Countdown" allowed or not?

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Originally Posted by mbyron

If coaches or players want to count down, I have no problem with that. Since it does constitute assistance, that's properly the job of a coach or teammate.

This is what happens during college games, especially with the shot-clock. I would allow that as it isn't in the rulebook that they could not do that. But I wouldn't allow the scorer to do that as it is not listed as one of their duties.