Clock malfunction

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by letemplay

Following a time out and with 15 seconds left in game, Team B holds a one point lead and the ball for a throw in from endline opposite their basket. After the successful inbounds pass, B is attempting to advance the ball vs Team A pressure. After a few passes, someone from the sideline area is heard yelling "start the clock" or "the clock didn't start". Trail, while reaching a count of 8, takes a quick peek and sees the clock is running, but only showing 14..turning to 13.. and realizes it probably did not get started properly. Should play be stopped and the clock reset at 7 seconds based on trails bc count? Should play be allowed to continue whereupon (possibly) A committs a foul and then the 7 second adjustment is made? If play is stopped immediately, B is disadvantaged for having to inbound again under pressure, but if not, A may have gotten a steal or a 10-sec count. What's the proper way to handle such a situation?

If there is no imminent shot (and there probably isn't with a backcourt count), blow whistle to stop the game, set the clock to 7 based on the backccourt count. B's ball at the closest spot to where the ball was.

(note that "A" is traditionally used for the team with the ball, not "B").

DO NOT continue with an 8 second offset in your head if you see the clock start late. The players will be playing to what they see on the clock. If you let the clock run 7 more seconds (which would have been when it should have expired) and you blow the whistle and declare the game over, you're going to have a mess.

[letemplay]

[QUOTE=Camron Rust;861451]

(note that "A" is traditionally used for the team with the ball, not "B").



Good responses all here, thanks. Bottom line what most are saying, someone on crew (probably least of all the T) needs to be sure clock starts.
Cam, while realizing A is usually team with ball, I posed 'B' having it in this case with A being Home team and possibly benefitting from the extra time by the Home clock operator. Off top of my head, seems some casebook sitch's infer 'A' as Home...maybe not.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by letemplay

Good responses all here, thanks. Bottom line what most are saying, someone on crew (probably least of all the T) needs to be sure clock starts.
Cam, while realizing A is usually team with ball, I posed 'B' having it in this case with A being Home team and possibly benefitting from the extra time by the Home clock operator. Off top of my head, seems some casebook sitch's infer 'A' as Home...maybe not.

I can't think of any, unless home happened to be the team with the ball.

[APG]

If it's me and the count's already at 8, I'm not stopping play until there's a 10 second violation or the ball crosses into the frontcourt. As such, I agree with deecee's way of handling the play.