BktBallRef wroteAnd that's going to turn the game into a circus.
I disagree.
How often is the timer going to be able to stop the clock at the very tenth you whistle?
Irrelevant. It doesn't have to stop on the tenth that I whistle. It only has to be stopped by the time I see it.
Coaches are going to want time put back up on virtually every stoppage.
Irrelevant. Who the dexter cares what the coach wants? 😕
Further, how often are you actually looking at the clock when you blow the whistle?
Irrelevant. Again, it doesn't matter whether I'm looking at the clock or not. It only matters that it is stopped when I see it.
That's what makes the rule change a good one. We don't have to worry about when we looked at the clock to determine if lag time was exceeded. If the clock is moving when I see it, then the lag time was exceeded. Period.
JMO, obviously. But I like the change.
