Clock Operators

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Altor

Scoreboards from the 50s are more likely to have a toggle switch rather than an electronic button to start/stop the clock. Scoreboards that old would likely be more accurate because the switch would break the circuit immediately. Of course, they probably don't have tenths of a second on the clock either.

But they're be run by electrical relays which are typically relatively slow. Modern electronics and transistors are always faster....that technology is why you are able to type on these boards. Any delay of the magnitude we're talking about is either broken equipment or operator lag....mostly likey operator lag as broken equipment wouldn't just show up on a couple of baskets at the end of one game.