Utah/Denver Shot Clock Violation

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

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if a team obtains a rebound at 40 seconds and the defensive team is down 1, and the defensive team opts to play defense, thinking they will have some time to get the ball back, you are telling me that the offensive player can throw a ball towards the rafters sooooo high that it takes all 5 of those remaining seconds and there is no way you can put time back on the clock??????

If a player launches the ball towards the rafters you could easily deem it not to be a shot attempt and kill the play with your whistle as soon as the shot clock expires.