[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Since I started officiating in 1971, millions and millions of H.S. basketball games have been played. How many have been full on slow down games? I would bet dollars to donuts that the percentage would be barely above 0%.

If the powers that be want to have a Shot Clock at the college and professional level let them. Why? Because players are recruited at the college level and players get drafted or signed as free agents at the professional level. But at the H.S. level schools have to play with what lives in their districts. Some schools are blessed with great players and some are not blessed with players. Taking the air out of the Ball is the great equalizer some time.

Once or twice every three to five years a complete slow down H.S. game makes the national news and the talking "knuckle" heads fill the air waves with much gnashing of teeth about how terrible it was. Who cares? The game officials had a night off so to speak and got paid for it.

MTD, Sr.