I am old school, and I love to watch 5 players execute and offensive set that ends with one of them getting a wide-open layup. I enjoy seeing the extra pass that leads to the bucket. Adding a shot clock to the game would result in a lot of 2-on-2 Stockton/Malone type basketball.

 

As has already been mentioned, if a team doesn't want their opponent to hold the ball the last two minutes of a half or quarter, then they need to come out and pressure the ball. There is a 5-second rule in place for that reason. If the offense is able to weave, pass, and hold the ball for 2-minutes without the defense creating a turnover, the defensive team wasn't meant to win the game.

 

The shot clock takes strategy out of coaching the game. Just like the designated hitter in the American League takes the strategy out of managing the lineup. Then again, I'm a purist, and even in my child hood, I would often turn the shot clock off while playing basketball video games.

I am old school, and I love to watch 5 players execute and offensive set that ends with one of them getting a wide-open layup. I enjoy seeing the extra pass that leads to the bucket. Adding a shot clock to the game would result in a lot of 2-on-2 Stockton/Malone type basketball.

 

As has already been mentioned, if a team doesn't want their opponent to hold the ball the last two minutes of a half or quarter, then they need to come out and pressure the ball. There is a 5-second rule in place for that reason. If the offense is able to weave, pass, and hold the ball for 2-minutes without the defense creating a turnover, the defensive team wasn't meant to win the game.

 

The shot clock takes strategy out of coaching the game. Just like the designated hitter in the American League takes the strategy out of managing the lineup. Then again, I'm a purist, and even in my child hood, I would often turn the shot clock off while playing basketball video games.

 

I don't think a shot clock takes strategy out of the game. It just changes the strategy, just like the DH does in baseball. The problem is fewer teams will have the talent and skills to run those strategies effectively.

I am old school, and I love to watch 5 players execute and offensive set that ends with one of them getting a wide-open layup. I enjoy seeing the extra pass that leads to the bucket. Adding a shot clock to the game would result in a lot of 2-on-2 Stockton/Malone type basketball.

 

Nah, it'd be more like James Harden's game...take the shot from anywhere.

Simple answer. NO. This is not a game intended to entertain fans. It is designed to educate young players how to play the game. ALL of the game.

When is it a good strategy to hold the ball at the end of the first, second or third quarter?

When is it a good strategy to hold the ball at the end of the first, second or third quarter?

 

Not sure about the first or third quarter, but every coach that I've talked to (when doing it at halftime) was happy where things were (at that moment), and didn't want the other team to be able to build off of some last minute momentum before the half. Oddly enough, I've seen a couple of coaches who were actually behind at the time, do it.

When is it a good strategy to hold the ball at the end of the first, second or third quarter?

 

Any time the game is really tight. Bobby Keith, the Clay County coach of a few years past would always do it at the end of each quarter, whether he was up or down a few points. He was a very successful over a long period of time.

Are you a volunteer?

 

I am and have been at the scorer’s table for every home game over the last 10 years. It would be a challenge at our school to add another person for each game. Yes, we have people capable of the task, but it doesn’t always fit in to other people’s schedules. Sometimes we scramble to find a fill-in when someone is sick.

 

Beyond that, let’s leave the shot clock to college and pro. For a lot of teams, there is still quite a bit of learning going on even during a game.

I've always felt that if you hold the ball at the end of the first or third quarter, you are saying you don't trust your team or you think the other team is better than you. If you are the better team you should want more possessions.

A shot clock has pros and cons that have been listed. I said this last year about this same time that I am against it from the clash of styles of play perspective. A team that wants to get 70 vs. A team that wants to get 40.

Courier-Journal ran article today about shot clock and brought up pros and cons. Looks like this issue is getting traction. One interesting nugget was cost. Said would cost around 5,000-10,000 to install unless scoreboard older than 15 years and then would probably have to replace scoreboard. See link below.

 

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Courier-Journal ran article today about shot clock and brought up pros and cons. Looks like this issue is getting traction. One interesting nugget was cost. Said would cost around 5,000-10,000 to install unless scoreboard older than 15 years and then would probably have to replace scoreboard. See link below.

 

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And I would get guess a lot of schools have scoreboards older than 15.

Courier-Journal ran article today about shot clock and brought up pros and cons. Looks like this issue is getting traction. One interesting nugget was cost. Said would cost around 5,000-10,000 to install unless scoreboard older than 15 years and then would probably have to replace scoreboard. See link below.

 

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Cost shouldn’t be an issue. Surely everyone begging for a shot clock will happily donate money to their school districts to get it done. Non-issue.

Cost shouldn’t be an issue. Surely everyone begging for a shot clock will happily donate money to their school districts to get it done. Non-issue.

 

Then they can sign up as a volunteer to operate them.

Then they can sign up as a volunteer to operate them.

 

No doubt!!! Kill two birds with one stone!!!!