US Open 9-ball updates thread..
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I agree that you can't really see his mouth move, but with the way he talks, he doesn't emphasize his words and talks quietly, his mouth wouldn't move much anyway.
In the replay, about half way through the shot clock, as he's walking around the table he looks back at the shot clock. Later on, with about 5 seconds left on the clock, he kinda half-looks back, just before he gets down to shoot. That is where he says it, why else would he look back like that in that situation.
Also, the shot clock operator must have saw this, because they put up the extension on the screen. It's just that the ref didn't hear it. Does that mean he didn't call it? Maybe. Maybe a foul was the right call, but it is pretty obvious where he says it.
(btw, I'm not American, and not a Shane lover, so I'm not biased in that way. I just want to see a fair match)
It's a stupid rule to begin with. If there is no called time-out, it should be automatic, assuming he still has one.
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Agreed. Nobody wants to see someone lose a match in a major tournament like this over some nonsense rule technicality. I think we all want to see someone win or lose on their playing.
I played it back with the volume on full several times, and I didn't hear an audible extension call from Shane.
?? I didn’t think the extension was put up on screen. If it was that would be definitive.
Dennis O. on the hill
It was, I remember being slightly confused that I didn't hear the ref say "extension please", but the extension came up on the screen.
The question is, does it matter that the shot clock operation saw/heard him say extension if the ref didn't? Does it matter that he says extension if the ref doesn't hear it?
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
orcullo is through
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Damn -- Yapp has no weaknesses in his game.