Minnesota approves HS shot clock for 2023

[tnolan]

Most of the shot clock CONS seem to come from the school side.
Scoreboard upgrades, costs, hardware, and personnel to operate.

Referee CONS seem to be more geared towards:
Learning curves, one more rule to worry about, operator error, and multiple stoppages.
In my opinion, once you've had a few goes at working with it, it's a simple/logical rule to apply. If this, then that. Add in a case or two, you're all set. You put leniency of time into play and it becomes a bit easier (allow 3-4 seconds for stop/start/reset issues) and your stoppages go way down. Add 3 minutes to your pregame routine and a quick run-through with the operator and you're in good shape.

I think it'll mesh into how everything else currently works. Some schools will be great and you'll have no issues, while others will be horrible. Shot clock mistakes can be made by officials, but I'd argue the majority are due to operator error (no offense to them personally). So as long as the coaches are aware that this brings in another layer, mostly at the table, I think everything will work out just fine for adding it to new states. Another rule for coaches to learn that they won't!

Ultimately the shot clock is for the game and not the kids, which is why I think we only see it in 12(?) states and not 50.

[ilyazhito]

I don't know. With how the game evolves, I suspect we'll get to 50 states using the shot clock eventually. I'll probably not be working high school basketball by that time, though.