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Old Sat May 21, 2005, 11:36pm
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
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On the other hand, if you've got no shot clock, this penalty can keep the game moving when a team is trying to stall.
Uh-uh. If a team is "stalling" the clock still runs. If you continue to call violations because someone is standing within six feet of a dribbler, the clock stops.

That's one of the reasons I think the five (not on the inbound) and ten second violations should not apply in games with a shot clock.

If you have a 30 second shot clock, what the heck difference does it make if you spend 9 seconds in the back court and 20 in the front court before a shot, or if you spend 20 seconds in the back court and 9 in the front court? With the defense allowed to play full court, it shouldn't matter.

If your goal is to "force the action", then put in a twenty second shot clock.

[Edited by mark padgett on May 21st, 2005 at 07:57 PM]
I agree with that. If there's a shot clock, let them spend all the time in the back court that they want.
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