Skeets, here's the problem. There's still an official scorekeeper who has to start the clock. Human visual reaction time varies between .25 and .4 seconds (that's including the time it takes to move your finger and press whatever button). So once we get past ~.3 seconds, the variability in RT is enough to cover up whatever increased precision there is in the clock. If they found a way to put a sensor in the ball that could be turned on when the ball is inbounded and then signal when it is touched, that might allow for what you suggest.

Jerry Miculek makes the best arguement for eliminating the ruling all together.
Jerry holds several Intenational records for speed shooting with a revolver.
He placed 6 shots in 3 targets in 1 second. Yes, they use an auto timer to start and stop the clocks. He also emptied a revolver twice, reloading between empties in 2.99 seconds.
Officials ruling on their "opinions" are useless.
Source: http://www.bang-inc.com/academy/instructors

dude man
why does jordan farmar need to be there

I'm so tired of hearing about Tiger Woods I could puke
Talk about the leaders .

in the video they count the time it takes him to catch the ball (.9 econds) but the clock doesnt start until he touches the ball. so he beat it