Game 58: Clippers (37-20) @ Sacramento (24-32)

[Akklaim1]

Forget travelling. I don't think the NBA calls 8-second violations anymore. Of course, I wish they didn't in game 5 against Phoenix.

Chris Paul got away with the violation a few times tonight (shot clock showing 16 while he's still backcourt).

Doesn't it have to get to 15 before you've actually used up 8 seconds?

Are you sure? As soon as the the player toucbes the ball, the shot clock will show 23. 24-8=16. Right?

[og15]

Forget travelling. I don't think the NBA calls 8-second violations anymore. Of course, I wish they didn't in game 5 against Phoenix.

Chris Paul got away with the violation a few times tonight (shot clock showing 16 while he's still backcourt).

Doesn't it have to get to 15 before you've actually used up 8 seconds?

Are you sure? As soon as the the player toucbes the ball, the shot clock will show 23. 24-8=16. Right?

23 actually means 23.9 and then counting down, so when it shows 16, that is 16.9, so I'm assuming it has to get to 16.0 before it is actually an 8 second violation which would just as quickly show 15 on the clock which would be 15.9.

Just checked to confirm:

The countdown clock on the shot clock works the same way, only backwards. For the first 19 seconds of the possession, the shot clock posts only full seconds. When there are 16 seconds on the shot clock, there are actually 16 seconds plus a few tenths. If the refs called an eight-second violation as soon as the clock hit :16, they would actually be whistling the play dead at :16.9 — robbing the offensive team of almost a full second.

http://nesn.com/2013/05/nbas-seemingly-contradictory-shot-clock-eight-second-violation-rule-really-not-that-complicated/

" The eight-second backcourt violation will occur when the shot clock reaches 15 seconds, rather than 16.

The last rule is necessary because the 24-second shot clock will now be equipped to show 10ths for the final five seconds and work as a "true" clock. From a technical standpoint, the old shot clock began with 24.9 seconds and expired with .9 left. Now the clock will switch from 24 to 23 seconds after .1 second has expired.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7329584/nba-alters-emphasis-shooting-fouls-2011-12

[BlzMwt]

i didn't know that, thanks for sharing

i always shake my head when it looks like Paul is taking his time getting across half court for no reason, barely at 16. Guess it was fine the whole time lol

[Akklaim1]

I stand corrected. Good info. So I have to warch for 15 now, LOL. But if I remember correctly, the shot clock still had 16 by the time Sam Cassell's smile went away as he was called for the violation.

[nickhx2]

you just made me see that in my head and my day is now ruined lol

[og15]

I stand corrected. Good info. So I have to warch for 15 now, LOL. But if I remember correctly, the shot clock still had 16 by the time Sam Cassell's smile went away as he was called for the violation.

Sadly the change was made in 11-12, back in the day the clock actually started at 24.9 and expired at 0.9, so back court violation was 16.

you just made me see that in my head and my day is now ruined lol

Hahaha, so true