loose ball in backcourt

[rsl]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Rulebook says that there must be a visible count. Two wrongs don't make a right, and no matter how right the wrong is, it's still two wrongs. I would rather explain one screwup to my assigner than two screwups.

This is pretty much the essence of my original question. By rule, does the absence of a visual count mean there cannot be a ten second violation?