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The shot clock does not preclude good fundamentals. It makes the games more about the players and less about the coaches which imo is great!! MA has used the shot clock since the 1996/1997 season (boys...the girls have used it for about 5 years longer) and what I see is that it picks up the pace of the game and prevents a poor team from taking the air out of the ball to try and stay with a superior team.
Defense is actually rewarded with the shot clock. If you play good defense for 30-35 seconds then you should be rewarded. I would say that the shot clock really only forces bad shots once or twice a game, because coaches coach to it and the players adjust to it. Most teams recognize the clock and have a set play when it gets to 10 or they make sure their best player gets the ball.
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