Shot clock......

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by DrakeM
but this isn't necessarily the time on the game clock when the shot clock goes off.

Whoops - should have clarified that (really the whole post needs clarification - maybe I should stop posting when I'm tired.)

I was trying to say that the time of the horn may not be the time of the violation.

For example:
Game :03 Shot :01 - ball released
Game :02 Shot :00 - shot clock buzzer
Game :01 Shot :00 - ball misses rim
Game :00 Shot :00 - game clock horn

The violation cannot occur until it is clear that the shot will not hit the rim (for all we know, there could be a blast of air from the AC or an earthquake could cause the basket to move). There was no violation at :02, so to reset the clock to 2 seconds gives B an extra second to shoot and score.