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(I was out of town on Sunday so I'm just getting through the video of the game. I watched most of it in an environment where I couldn't have the sound on. But, in this last bit of the game, I am wishing these announcers would move to SEC pickle ball.)

I rather doubt it, but I hope Close's statement about unacceptable was about the last few minutes when the refs let UCLA actions go.

Regarding the 10-second violation at Q4 2:00, the shot clock on ESPN's banner at the bottom was not synced to the shot clock visible in the frame.  By the TV clock, the shot clock ticked to 20 in the same frame as the ball was on the floor in the forecourt.  But that clock was slow.  There was something funky in the way ESPN's clocks ticked.  It appears ESPN's shot clock started 2 seconds late and tried to catch up.  Gads, don't the NCAA and the TV networks have an interface so the official time can be shown???

Let's see, on that play, the UCLA defender touched Lepolo with each hand early in the dribble, and then used an arm bar toward the end.  By rule, that's two fouls.  This play was sandwiched by plays in which UCLA was allowed to push the Stanford ball handler out of bounds.

Regarding Dronin' Mowins' comment about a possible technical foul since only one shot clock was working, that is possible but uncertain.  The forward of the rule book indicates certain administrative issues can be waived by agreement, and certain other administrative issues cannot be waived.  The shot clock rule is in neither list.  I've seen those fail so many times in multiple sports, I kinda think it is good to not penalize for it.

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(I was out of town on Sunday so I'm just getting through the video of the game. I watched most of it in an environment where I couldn't have the sound on. But, in this last bit of the game, I am wishing these announcers would move to SEC pickle ball.)

I rather doubt it, but I hope Close's statement about unacceptable was about the last few minutes when the refs let UCLA actions go.

Regarding the 10-second violation at Q4 2:00, the shot clock on ESPN's banner at the bottom was not synced to the shot clock visible in the frame.  By the TV clock, the shot clock ticked to 20 in the same frame as the ball was on the floor in the forecourt.  But that clock was slow.  There was something funky in the way ESPN's clocks ticked.  It appears ESPN's shot clock started 2 seconds late and tried to catch up.  Gads, don't the NCAA and the TV networks have an interface so the official time can be shown???

Let's see, on that play, the UCLA defender touched Lepolo with each hand early in the dribble, and then used an arm bar toward the end.  By rule, that's two fouls.  This play was sandwiched by plays in which UCLA was allowed to push the Stanford ball handler out of bounds.

Regarding Dronin' Mowins' comment about a possible technical foul since only one shot clock was working, that is possible but uncertain.  The forward of the rule book indicates certain administrative issues can be waived by agreement, and certain other administrative issues cannot be waived.  The shot clock rule is in neither list.  I've seen those fail so many times in multiple sports, I kinda think it is good to not penalize for it.