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Originally posted by refnrev
No way. This was very smart basketball. A coach took the air out of the ball and stopped a run and gun well conditioned team with great shooters and beat them by 14 points. He got in their heads. He cooled down red hot shooters. He frustrated his opponents to no end. Was it boring? Maybe. But there is an element of drama to waiting to see if the defense will EVER give up a zone and come out and guard to start a five second count or reach in and smack the "pee-waddlin'" out of the girl with ball in frustation. I think it was very smart basketball.
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I agree. In NCAA nad NBA, the shot clock is used only beecause of the need for "entertainment."