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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1653275, member: 2350"]
The officials' contention is that the clock  wasn't started correctly (as in, it was started late). By rule the game clock starts when the ball is touched by a player on the floor. However, with under .3 seconds, the player cannot "catch and shoot," rather, he can only "tip, touch, or tap" the ball. Since there was .8 left, there was "plenty of time" to catch and shoot, provided the clock was started correctly. The problem is that the clock operator must watch the official administering the trow-in, and start the clock when the official makes his "chop" motion. There is naturally some latency in this sequence, always has been. But the clocks showing tenths of a second, and the use of the replay camera, have made this a mess to administer.

In regular play, the shot clock now is started not by a shot-clock operator, but by a switch on the official's belt which he hits with one hand while signalling with the other to the game clock operator. This is a problem, because, if I'm correct, the game clock starts when the ball is touched, but the shot clock doesn't start until the ball is "controlled" by a player from either team.

Frankly, it's a mess, and it's going to cause even bigger problems downstream if it's not addressed now. It's potentially as much a sh!tshow as the NFL's "must survive contact with the ground" fiasco.:noidea:
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