Wow. Take a look at this...

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by SamG

I agree that would be ideal. I have also worked games (in the broadcast truck) where the camera operator goofed and didn't include the clock in the shot. Then they go to the superimposed clock.

My point is simply they use the superimposed clock many times, why would it all of a sudden be considered "inaccurate" now? Just as a reminder, I'm not talking about the computer generated clock that is used through most of the game, but superimposing the "clock" camera over the "game" camera.

There's a picture floating about from a game last year (or the year prior) where the clock above the basket showed 0.0 and the clock elsewhere in the arena showed 0.x

(I think this is (part of) what led to the slight rule change to require the use of the clock above the basket.)

So, if the superimposed clock is the one above the basket, no problem. If it's from elsewhere in the arena, ...

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

There's a picture floating about from a game last year (or the year prior) where the clock above the basket showed 0.0 and the clock elsewhere in the arena showed 0.x

(I think this is (part of) what led to the slight rule change to require the use of the clock above the basket.)

So, if the superimposed clock is the one above the basket, no problem. If it's from elsewhere in the arena, ...

In fact there was a game this season (Gonzaga/Butler I think) where from one camera angle you see the 2 different times between the backboard clock and the arena clock.

[SamG]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

There's a picture floating about from a game last year (or the year prior) where the clock above the basket showed 0.0 and the clock elsewhere in the arena showed 0.x

(I think this is (part of) what led to the slight rule change to require the use of the clock above the basket.)

So, if the superimposed clock is the one above the basket, no problem. If it's from elsewhere in the arena, ...

Fair enough. I assume the officials go by the one above the basket?

I'll try to keep that in mind when doing future broadcasts.

[APG]

Originally Posted by SamG

Fair enough. I assume the officials go by the one above the basket?

I'll try to keep that in mind when doing future broadcasts.

In the NBA the game clock is the one on top of the backboard and takes first precedence. Next is the LED lights, then the clock on the facades, then the clock on the scoreboard from the ceiling, then tv superimposed clocks.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I can tell you one thing for certain, it isn't the length of the cables. And you'd know that if you understood physics.

I was really just passing on what I had been told, right or wrong ... I did not do my own empirical testing!