4 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

NEED it? No. But it certainly wouldn't hurt the game, IMO. 

IMO it hurts the college game.

1 minute ago, 4 Quarters said:

IMO it hurts the college game.

How so?

College basketball has a shot clock and I don't think it makes the game better.  For example, Kentucky just dribbles the ball around for 30 seconds until Jacob Toppin takes a contested shot at the buzzer. Lol.  I'll take a team that works through their offense a little longer to score than one that dribbles it around for 30 seconds.

The shot clock was created to increase scoring for the enjoyment of fans, not the players.

1 minute ago, TheDeuce said:

How so?

How many times have you watched kids have to throw up 30 foot desperation shots to beat the clock.  If a team is actually playing defense and the team on offense runs a set play and it fails, hard to reset the offense in the time frame allowed.

It would be interesting to see a scenario where the shot clock and game clock are at .5 second difference.  

Just now, 4 Quarters said:

How many times have you watched kids have to throw up 30 foot desperation shots to beat the clock.  If a team is actually playing defense and the team on offense runs a set play and it fails, hard to reset the offense in the time frame allowed.

I am not at all interested in watching a team hold the ball for more than 30 seconds at a time, especially in college and beyond. With no shot lock, how is the defense rewarded? Using your example, say a defense continuously stops a team from scoring. What's their reward without a shot clock, just playing more defense?

7 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

I am not at all interested in watching a team hold the ball for more than 30 seconds at a time, especially in college and beyond. With no shot lock, how is the defense rewarded? Using your example, say a defense continuously stops a team from scoring. What's their reward without a shot clock, just playing more defense?

How many HS games do you go to a season?  You will not see many teams ever hold the ball for more than 35/40 seconds on any given possession.

20 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

How many HS games do you go to a season?  You will not see many teams ever hold the ball for more than 35/40 seconds on any given possession.

Then a shot clock wouldn't hurt the game, right?

2 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

Then a shot clock wouldn't hurt the game, right?

Ahh, you're trying to put words in my mouth.

3 hours ago, 4 Quarters said:

How many HS games do you go to a season?  You will not see many teams ever hold the ball for more than 35/40 seconds on any given possession.

How much postseason did you watch? It happened way too often later in many games.

40 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

Ahh, you're trying to put words in my mouth.

I'm not, but if you're saying it doesn't happen that often, then I'm not sure how adding a shot clock could negatively affect the game. 

8 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

How much postseason did you watch? It happened way too often later in many games.

I was at 14 district and regional games plus the entire sweet sixteen, saw very little of slow ball.  If a team can hold the ball, I have no problem with it, it's part of the game.

6 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

I'm not, but if you're saying it doesn't happen that often, then I'm not sure how adding a shot clock could negatively affect the game. 

It's not an every night happening, but if it's part of a teams make up, let it happen.

3 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

Then a shot clock wouldn't hurt the game, right?

Again, how many HS games did you attend this season?

5 hours ago, PurplePride92 said:

No.  No. No. 

A shot clock is not needed and never will be needed at the high school level.  
 

Forget the logistics of it involving money, volunteers and referees having to be retrained. Those are all other headaches brought on by a shot clock.  
 

Why would anyone want to watch a bunch of high school aged kids have timed offensive possessions?  Is there some high quality basketball being played that I’m missing?  Sure there will be about 20 teams in the state capable of playing under the pressure of getting a shot off in 45 seconds but for the vast majority of schools there will be some awful basketball being played on a nightly basis.  
 

I’m good on that. 

You said it better than me.  I see enough crappy shots already.