Shot Clock

[ad15]

NCSEagle, if your "D" pressure is good then you wouldn't have to worry about the other team holding the ball.

[Rangerbook06]

If they get a shot clock it ougt to be a resonable time, like 45 or 50 seconds..... just an opinion from your friendly neighborhood book-keeper.

[NCSeagle]

panther and ad15: falvo i love you: ANY HIGHSCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WITH ONLY 2 PLAYERS THAT ARE GOOD GUARDS - DRIBBLING AND PASSING - HOLDING THE BALL IS NOT THAT HARD...HAND OFFS, PASSES OVER THE TOP....IF YOU BRING 3 GUYS OUT FOR THE STEAL THE GUYS THAT HAVE THE BALL IN THEIR HANDS WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO FIND THE OPEN GUY FOR A LAYUP

I DONT THINK ITS FUN WHEN YOU TRY TO HOLD THE BALL FOR 2 MINUTES IN THE FIRST HALF....I WATCH A TEAM WHERE INSTEAD OF RUNNING AROUND AND CHASING THEM - EVEN THO THEY HAVE 2 EXTREMELY QUICK DEFENDERS WOULD RATHER LET THE CROWD BOOOO AND SIT THERE AT THE 3PT LINE AND STARE AT THE PT GUARD WHO IS STANDING THERE WITH THE BALL AT HIS HIP 3 FEET INSIDE HALF COURT.......there is nothing better than listening to a bored booing crowd

Edited January 28, 2004 by NCSeagle

[leadoff]

there definitely needs to be like a 45 second shot clock in hs bball, it ticks me off when a team runs out the clock for like 2 1/2 minutes, it is ridiculous there especially needs to be one for the girls, dear god, i have only been two 2 girls games worth watching, i have seen girls games where both teams were single digits at halftime, the rest were terrible and ive caught the second half of dozens waiting for the guys game

 

sorry for bringing up girls bball on the mens bball post but i had to do it

[hoopaholic]

yes on the shot clock-I have coached AAU and it intensifies the game and adds another dimension to the game. It will also better prepare the college-bound athlete.

[XtremeLoco]

yes on the shot clock-I have coached AAU and it intensifies the game and adds another dimension to the game. It will also better prepare the college-bound athlete.

Gotta agree with that. But the money it would cost, is the only problem.

[nununu]

Should there be yeah...but will there be NO...well not any time soon anyway...

I feel you, high school games get boring when coaches run the slow down technique and hole the ball for 2, 3, or 4 minutes

[storm]

Yes . It make for a more eciting game for players and fans.

[mcneeley06]

Pay attention when you goto a high school game. A team cannot wait more then 25 seconds to shoot the ball, because they do not have the discipline to do it. The only time a shot clock will be a factor is if:

The ball keeps getting deflected and time runs out. also...Or at the end of a game when a team tries to sit on the ball, Also, This will cut down of people waiting to take the last shot with a 1:30 to go in the first quarter and for this reason we do need a shot clock. All other times it wont even come into play.

[Big48Eagle]

I've seen a ton of games where teams held the ball a lot longer than 25 seconds so im going to have to disagree, although i have also definitely seen the impatient type you speak of.

[Guest]

I think that the shot clock should be placed into the highschool game. You have teams that are pretty good but when it comes to them playing teams that are athletically better than they are and when it comes down to crunch time they will stand around and play stall ball. That's not what the game of basketball is for. Your not supposed to play 28 minutes of hard fought basketball and then waste the last 4 minutes just because you are afraid. If the shot clock were to be put in then you can't play stall ball and for a player it makes the game more fun.

[John Bonham]

Ya'll have no life talking about the shot clock! Ya'll need to learn how to talk about good things like players!