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I've seen plenty of 0:00 on the clock and shooting FT but the lane is clear.

If you have (no tenths) 0:02 and some people say there is between 2 and 3 seconds wouldn't logic then dicate at the beginning of the game when there is 8:00 on the clock it's between 8:00 and 8:01?

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Originally Posted by JMUplayer (Post 719464)

No.

When 0:02 is showing, there's between 2.00 and 2.99 seconds left (inclusive).

So, when 8:00 is showing, there's (theoretically) between 8:00.00 and 8:00.99 left (inclusive). In practice, only one of those values is valid.

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Originally Posted by JMUplayer (Post 719464)

Yep, and 8:00.0 is between 8:00.0 and 8:00.9. It just happens to be on the outer (bottom) edge of the logical set.

Sundial/hour glass

Anybody ever work with a scoreboard old enough to have the clock style face with hands like in Hoosiers? Good luck figuring out time left on those!

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Originally Posted by JMUplayer (Post 719287)

Before there were tenths of a second on clocks if the clock showed 2 seconds does that mean there is between 1 and 2 seconds left (which i argued) or 2-3 seconds left which he argued.

You argued correctly.

I have a distinct memory of an exhibition game 20 years ago in a gym that had an older clock, before tenths of seconds were considered. There were :02 left with the home team down one point, and the home team had a frontcourt sideline throw-in. The throw-in was touched in bounds, the clock was started (the timekeeper verified this sequence), and 1.1 - 1.2 seconds later, the horn sounded without a shot getting off in time.

"THAT was two seconds?"

Clearly, it wasn't. So, if a clock has the capability to display tenths, get it set up. And if the horn is sounding a second (0.9 seconds, actually) after :00 reads, ask the timekeeper to fix it. If he doesn't know how, ask the A.D. Otherwise, it may come back to bite you or someone else down the road.

I had a game this year where the clock stopped on 00 twice (older small gym old clock). In both situations we were shooting free throws(end of 2nd quarter/end of third quarter).
The first time I went to table to check the clock it read 00.7 second time 00.2.
My partner and I then had the information on what type of last second shot would be allowed. Told both coaches how much time was left.
We had pregamed this because of the old style clock. :)

Analog Clocks ...

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Originally Posted by letemplay (Post 719489)

Anybody ever work with a scoreboard old enough to have the clock style face with hands like in Hoosiers?

No, but one of our schools used to have a nonworking one up on the wall. Eventually they took it down. I bet those guys on "Pickers" would have had a field day with an item like that. When Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. started out, all the gyms had scoreboards like that.