Another suggested FED rule change

[chseagle]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

chseagle, a scoreboard operator is only has to pay attention to an official's whistle and when an officials chops the clock and push a button accordingly.

A shot clock operator has to understand the nuances of when to reset, when to hold, when to do nothing. A shot clock operator has to be totally engaged into the game AND know the rules specific to shot clock administration.

IF all the scoreboard operator has to do is watch the floor officials, then who do coaches yell at when there's a score or foul discrepancy?

It's always the scoreboard that gets yelled at by the coaches, not the scorebooks, so there's more to it then you are thinking there is.

During the JUCO Tournament, at times, the scoreboard operator was assisting the scorer with the identifying of who scored.

So the scoreboard operator has to be paying attention to both the action on the court as well as be in constant communication with the official scorebook throughout the game. To some it may be easy to do scoreboard, however it's not as easy as it seems to be, especially when dealing with other table personnel that are either not well versed in their roles or care more about supporting their team than assisting with game management.

I've been on both ends of the spectrum, a table crew & floor crew that works well together as well as the exact opposite.

I've been on setups where one or two of the table work well with the floor officials, yet the other table personnel either don't care or have no clue. On some of those games, table personnel were replaced at halftime, if not sooner.

I've seen games where every other time down the court, the game has to be stopped due to an error/issue, as well as seen games where not once have the floor officials had to approach the table due to scoring/timing issues.