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Originally Posted by Adam
The rarity of shot clock issues is exceeded by the rarity of games where it's needed.
IOW, it may not create many headaches, but it would solve even fewer.
It's like using napalm to kill a spider in the back yard.
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Agreed. NY uses it at its top BV level (AA) which I think makes sense. More of those kids are going to play at the next level so it doesn't hurt to let them get used to it. That being said it's not as though those kids would stand around playing stall ball if we didn't use it.
The headache comes with finding people to run the thing. In NYC I'd say 98% of the table crews are students. It's tough enough finding kids who can keep a proper scorebook in some places let alone finding someone who can do the shot clock correctly. I've had games where there's an extra 10-15 minutes added on in real time just to deal with mistakes.
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