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Originally Posted by Nate1224hoops
It definetly stands out. VA hasn't gone to the shot clock yet, which I am sure they will at some point in the future, but other than the sake of being different I really don't understand not having the 10 sec. count. I just think that rule slows the game down a lot. Talk about getting a lead and playing four corners. Dean Smith coulda had a field day with this.
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Nate - remember, the women use a 30-sec. shot clock, while the men use 35, so I'm not sure how much it actually slows down play. If anything, it provides more offensive posessions for the women than the men over the course of the game. And, in all the games I've done and seen, I've rarely seen much stalling in the backcourt. I don't know if it's just ingrained in our basketball culture to bring it up the court fast, or if there's other reasons. Perhaps coaches feel if they're going to pass the ball back and forth, they would rather not do it so close to the other team's basket. Or, if they spend 15-20 seconds playing keepaway in the backcourt, they have less time to get into the front court and into an offensive set.