Except that it gets a whole bunch of press, so it seems that something must be done.

bah!

Absolutely agree.

That's my impression too. These two facts combined make me doubt the "clinicians" mentioned in the original post were on the mark. I would think there would at least be some mention of the situation in the most recent rule changes or points of emphasis if such a significant change was in the works.

I contend that going that low in HS would make a lot of games a mess. Forced shots, turnovers, etc. will increase for less skilled teams. If both teams are lower skilled, it could be an even uglier night than it would have otherwise been.

Having worked in two states with a shot clock, I respectfully disagree. Teams that are lower skilled and/or not as well coached often lack the discipline to employ a methodical offense; they shoot or drive as quickly as possible and the shot clock rarely comes into play. There may be bad basketball, but it has nothing to do with the shot clock.

With better coaching and/or advanced play (i.e. varsity), the shot clock sometimes comes more into play but without the forced shots and goofy turnovers you describe. Even so, when I did some varsity in CA, it was not uncommon to sometimes go three or four games without a shot clock violation. I often wondered why they bothered to have one in the first place.

And that is the biggest point of them all. ;)