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After my game tonight I am convinced that it is time for the NFHS to allow the shot clock as a state adoption.
In the girls regional semi-final tonight the visitors fell behind 9-2 in the first quarter. Therefore, they held the ball for about two minutes on their next possession. I wouldn't have minded if they were running an offense, passing it around the perimeter, or even dribbling! However, one girl simply held the ball at the top of the key and no other player even moved. The defense stayed well back.
As if that wasn't enough, this team did the same thing to end the third quarter for OVER FIVE minutes. One girl simply held the ball out high and we all just stood there. They were trailing 23-17 at the time. They then made a layin at the buzzer to cut the deficit to four. The opposing team actually didn't even score in that quarter.
While I understood the coaching strategy (The visitors were overmatched in talent and this was the only way to keep it close and have a chance to win.), it made for some rather boring moments out there.
The visitors did manage to tie the game at 23 before losing 32-26.
I'm now firmly in the yes column for the HS shot clock.
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