Washington already has a shot clock in girls ball with rules making it almost the same as NCAA-W, there is no closely guarded while dribbling, no 10 second backcourt, I can't remember if they use 3 or 6 feet for the closely guarded and the shot clock is 30 seconds. So seeing them go to a 35 second clock for boys "because it is similar to NCAA-M" is consistent for the WIAA.
Because the girls already had a shot clock Washington was already with out a vote on the national rules committee so that was of no concern in the vote.
In reading the article in my local paper (same article listed above, it was syndicated state wide) I was disappointed that the shot clock will reset on any attempt not just ones that hit the rim, this could turn into a problem (read headache and annoyance to officials) as most coaches, players, fans, administrators know that in every other level with a shot clock it only resets when the ball hits the rim. I have a feeling that this will either change before the season starts or will change next year. Other than that I like the change, there are too many teams whose offensive goal is to stall and not score, so I really do like the change.
Jasper
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