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We use a 30-second shot clock here in Washington state for girls basketball. It makes the game more fast-paced and more enjoyable to ref. I like it. I wish the boys would put in a 40-second clock. I have heard rumors that it is being seriously discussed in our state.
It doesn't take a genius to run the clock. We have had few problems, even at the smaller schools. Besides, an official with good clock management skills has little problem addressing an occasional error by the shot clock operator anyway.
I agree that the games that have extremely low scores due to stalling are few and far between. In fact, I can only remember one that I have officiated. But that one was enough to make me a big fan of the shot clock. What a waste of an evening that was.
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