Texas Tech vs. Washington

[catsfan20052006]

Going to overtime on ESPN2. Tech hit a shot at the buzzer to "win" the game but it was determined that he didn't get the shot off in time. They had a delay while the fans were being cleared off of the court so the refs could look at the replay. It looked to me live that the ball didn't leave his hand on time but when I slowed down the replay it looked like the ball left his hands before the red light on the basket went off.

[tfurn]

but if you see it again the ball is still in his grasp before the clock hits 00.0, there was a delay between expiration of the clock and the red light

[catsfan20052006]

So if the red light and the clock aren't exactly the same, what's the point of having the red light?

[tfurn]

having the red light improves the probability of the referees making the correct call without the camera crew having the necessary angle to show the shot by the player and the shot clock at the same moment. it was just a good job by an espn 2 crew capturing the most substantial evidence possible for the correct call to be made.

[catsfan20052006]

To me you'd have the red light so that the official doesn't have to look up to see the clock and try to see a potential game winning shot at the same time. Of course you have the clock on the back board as well. My point is that if you're going to have the red light.....use it.

Either way I wish they'd hurry up and end this game. It sounds like we're missing a pretty good Civil War.

[catsfan20052006]

To me you'd have the red light so that the official doesn't have to look up to see the clock and try to see a potential game winning shot at the same time. Of course you have the clock on the back board as well. My point is that if you're going to have the red light.....use it.

Either way I wish they'd hurry up and end this game. It sounds like we're missing a pretty good Civil War.

You gotta love the court storming as they're announcing a plea to not have a court storming.

[tfurn]

unless it's in the nba the shot clock and the back lighting aren't in a perfect sync, even then it's usually best to use the clock if there's an uncertain outcome if possible. always best to use video playback to give the most accurate depiction and decision available

[slucat]

that was about as close as it possibly could be

[tfurn]

yeah, but they still won therefore ok

[westcoast_ksufan]

but if you see it again the ball is still in his grasp before the clock hits 00.0, there was a delay between expiration of the clock and the red light

Actually there is a delay. When the clock hits 0.00 seconds there is 0.0099999.... Even though it is not visible, it is still on the clock and must run out for the horn to go off and red light to show.

 If you go to some old ass high school gyms that have only seconds on the clock there is a .999999.... delay for the horn to go off. That refreeing crew should hand in their checks or be repremanded for f'ning that up. That could of cost tech, guess the ball really never lies though.