Clock Status?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Durham

Ok, read it and now know what the rule says, but that is counter intuitive. A screwed up yet saved themselves by putting it in, seems like this hurts B a little too. Oh well.

There are so many possible situation, multiple fouls, etc. that the rules-makers have to have a general solution to when to start the clock. The general rule references how the ball became dead. It's arbitrary, but sometimes arbitrary is fair (as in a coin toss).