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Horn, Clock, Red Light behind the backboard
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rojas Wrote:If the official is watching the clock, he is probably not watching the ball come out of the shooter's hand so the clock turning to 0:00 is the least desirable option.

Sound travels at about 1080 feet per second. So if the official is 50 feet from where the horn (not the horn operator, but the horn) is located it would take about 0.05 second for the sound of the horn to reach the official's ears.

Light travels at about 185 miles per second, which is almost instant. The light would be far more accurate than the first two options.

Great point, and if we knew for 100% certainty that the Horn, Scoreboard and Red Light are in perfect sync, then the discussion is over and the shot should not have counted.

But as I just posted, no type of video replay is authorized.
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Horn, Clock, Red Light behind the backboard - by Pulp Fiction - 01-05-2017, 09:42 PM

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