An Experiment

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Originally Posted by TimTaylor

And if you're going to err, it's best to be on the slow side. It would be pretty embarassing to make a 10 second back court violation call when only 7 or 8 seconds have run off the clock.

I think this is why you are seeing the slow counts - over -compensation. I have seen this also the last couple of years in both HS and DIII. The worst was an official in a G9 game. The ball was inbounded and the thrower ran on up the court. The girl bringing it up slowly strolled from below the FT line to mid court. Had to have taken 25 seconds and when she hit the division line the official's arm swung for the 4th time. In my view, that gives an unfair advantage to the offense.