Running clock & thoughts from officials

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Or is it? When does it stop "during free throws"? When you hand the shooter the ball? When you report to the table? When the whistle is blown?

If it is the latter, the clock operator must know if there will be FTs or not in order to know whether the clock will stop or not. At a minimum, they must wait until the official indicates who the foul is on and if there will be FTs.

Sure, it is not really that big of a deal, but it isn't "that simple".

No, it really is that simple. Even for those people who try to overanalyze everything.

At the point the official reports a foul to the table and indicates free throws will be attempted, the clock stops.

As to why they added that rule - I have no idea. As the Light Brigade once learned, "Ours is not to wonder why..."

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

No, it really is that simple. Even for those people who try to overanalyze everything.

At the point the official reports a foul to the table and indicates free throws will be attempted, the clock stops.

As to why they added that rule - I have no idea. As the Light Brigade once learned, "Ours is not to wonder why..."

And that addition makes it simple. Without that clarification, there were too many options.

Personally, I'd prefer to see it run through the FTs....FTs sometimes make up the largest component of stop-clock time. Simple violations (OOB, traveling, etc.) just don't take that much time.

And yes, I thoroughly analyze everything. That is why I rarely mess up a rule on the court. On more than a few occasions, I have had partners who think they are too good to study the rules think I've missed something and make an AT&T call in front of me....only to be the wrong call (not judgement, but simply the wrong call). There is little I dislike more than a hot-shot referee that makes up their own rules because they don't know the real ones.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And yes, I thoroughly analyze everything. That is why I rarely mess up a rule on the court. On more than a few occasions, I have had partners who think they are too good to study the rules think I've missed something and make an AT&T call in front of me....only to be the wrong call (not judgement, but simply the wrong call). There is little I dislike more than a hot-shot referee that makes up their own rules because they don't know the real ones.

Interesting.

For the record, the analyze comment was not directed at you.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Interesting.

For the record, the analyze comment was not directed at you.

Thanks...but that shoe does fit some times.