Honestly, the team that slows it down and trys to sit on a lead is usually the loser in the end. All sports need to progress and improve and a shot clock is an improvement to a great game of course we could go back to using peach baskets to lock down the integrity of the sport as it was originally defined.

 

Honestly the team who slows it down has a slim chance of winning playing slow and no chance of winning fast.

Basketball is 90% psychological and 10% athletic ability. Anything I can do to get in the head of the other team is to my advantage. And in some games, I need every advantage I can get.

I believe it would help players that will be moving to the next level

So now high school athletics is is about getting kids ready for the next level........

 

Their job is to win games now..........

Some people can't even keep the regular clock. Add another and what will you have?

Definately need a shot clock in high school basketball! A case in point is East Carter, they will get up four points in a game then play stall ball (which they are good at) taking any and all enjoyment out of the game. I think it hurts b-ball attendance and support becuase nobody wants to shell out 5-7 dollars to watch a team thrown it around the horn. I'm tired of this cost argument as well, just a bum excuse in my book but in this economic situation those who don't want a shot clock can use it to their advantage!

 

Enjoyment for who, you. I am pretty sure that when they win a game doing this the players, the fans and the coaches think that it was enjoyable.

So you think it would be good to watch a game with 2 teems playing the 8 min. shot clock? How does dribbling the ball at half court prepare a kid for the next level? The shot clock is a hugh neccesity to help kids play basketball. If you don't want to see many shots at the goal possibly Soccer is your sport.

 

If the team playing aginst the stall ball team runs a good pressure in your face man to man instead of some kind of junk D it makes it awful hard to hold the ball at halfcourt.

While we are at it we should just make a rule that all teams have to play man or a 2-3........no more junk like 1-3-1 or things like that.

Repeat after me: Installing a shot clock in high school will not help the game. Scoring is down because of good defense combined with bad shot selection. Forcing teams to shoot even more would only result in dismal shooting percentages (even worse than they are now).

To me high school sport is about learning teamness, discipline, fitness, community. All things that may help you in life after graduation.

 

A shot clock helps move the game along, brings fans to the games who enjoy the action. Creates an air of fun and movement. Stall the ball for a game and see who comes to the next team game. Stalling is a strategy and one that could prove valuable in business and life but who really wants to see it or play it that way other than a coach. Make it as exciting as possible, look at what the 3pt line has done. Same concept.

Really though, how many actual games have you folks witnessed in your life where a team holds the ball for minutes at a time? I've been watching 4-5 games a week for years and have only seen this happen twice. Once in a district elimination game last year, and once 20+ years ago during a district elimination game, and that was only during the OT period. It just doesn't happen often enough to warrant a drastic maneuver such as installing a shot clock.

Really though, how many actual games have you folks witnessed in your life where a team holds the ball for minutes at a time? I've been watching 4-5 games a week for years and have only seen this happen twice. Once in a district elimination game last year, and once 20+ years ago during a district elimination game, and that was only during the OT period. It just doesn't happen often enough to warrant a drastic maneuver such as installing a shot clock.

 

I have seen it 4 times in Regional games already this week. Not entire games but at the 2 minute mark or whenever a team drops into a zone. I hate the strategy of you can't play that defense because I have the ball and a 2 point lead.

I'm of two minds on this.

 

First I love watching a well coached, disciplined offensive team that will pass the ball numerous times looking for a good shot. I loathe watching a team that plays a stall, passing the ball just to eat up clock. I also believe that if a team can play good defnese and prevent their opponent from getting a shot off for a certain period of time should be rewarded for their efforts.

Before the shot clock days of college, if you were behind on the scoreboard, you could hold the ball for 60 seconds but then you had to attack the defense. I keep thinking that I remember seeing the referees move out and order the offense to attack. Please tell me I am not dreaming.

Edited March 5, 201016 yr by mcraycraft
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paNDA, I'm sure you mean well but I think you're wrong on this one.

 

A. Of the let's say 5,000 boys and girls who play basketball in Kentucky, how many are going to play in college at any level? A couple hundred? Let's be generous and say 500. Is the primary objective of high school basketball to further prepare one of every ten participants to play after graduation?

 

2. The art of shot selection (and shooting fundamentals in general) has in my humble opinion regressed with the emphasis on crowd-pleasing dunks and the relative (1.5) value of the 3-point shot. Jacking up ill-advised shots as time clocks expire won't help.

 

D. David beating Goliath once in a while is rare enough as it is. Many of the shot clock proponents are folks associated with the Goliaths. Let's not take a fundamental strategy out of the coaches hands when facing big disadvantages in personnel. As someone has already said, if you're behind and want to stop the stall, come out and play some defense. If you're ahead, you should be thrilled.

 

7. To me, a 1-0 baseball game is every bit as exciting as a 10-9 game.

 

D. I haven't heard anyone approach this from the sportsmanship angle. Don't we all hate 50-point blowouts? What happens when the rules force Goliath into taking more shots than they would otherwise have taken?

 

E. Cost. One more body at the scorer's table, clocks to install and maintain. This may not be a problem in many schools, but I guarantee that there are many athletic programs already on a shoestring budget. What to do? Raise ticket prices? Raise the price of hot dogs and popcorn?