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Originally Posted by The_Rookie
NFHS? NCAA? If different ruling, why treated differently?
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Simply put, because each individual rule-making body can make whatever rules it wants.
NCAA decided this year that they don't want to penalize the defense for making a play like the one you described. And one thing that makes this kind of rule more objectively sound in the NCAA is the fact that the shot clock (except when it's off) is the basis for the 10-second count; no one can argue what portion of the 10-second count has elapsed.
In NFHS, on the other hand, where there is no shot clock, every official's counting speed is a little different. So a rule like the NCAA rule would lead to a bunch of coaches challenging officials' counts, which is not desirable. So until there is a universal shot clock with well-trained operators nationwide, I don't see this rule trickling down to the HS level.