Connecticut Shot Clock ...

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Since I started officiating in 1971, millions and millions of H.S. basketball games have been played. How many have been full on slow down games? I would bet dollars to donuts that the percentage would be barely above 0%.

If the powers that be want to have a Shot Clock at the college and professional level let them. Why? Because players are recruited at the college level and players get drafted or signed as free agents at the professional level. But at the H.S. level schools have to play with what lives in their districts. Some schools are blessed with great players and some are not blessed with players. Taking the air out of the Ball is the great equalizer some time.

Once or twice every three to five years a complete slow down H.S. game makes the national news and the talking "knuckle" heads fill the air waves with much gnashing of teeth about how terrible it was. Who cares? The game officials had a night off so to speak and got paid for it.

MTD, Sr.

[Raymond]

Agree with Mark on why we have shot clocks at higher levels but don't need them in high school.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Since I started officiating in 1971, millions and millions of H.S. basketball games have been played. How many have been full on slow down games? I would bet dollars to donuts that the percentage would be barely above 0%.

Originally Posted by Raymond

Agree with Mark on why we have shot clocks at higher levels but don't need them in high school.

Over forty years for me. Only once observed a "from the get go" slow down game, a varsity game after my junior varsity game. Completely over matched small school against a big city school. Small school did lose, but gave itself a chance with a final score that ended up in the teens. Everybody in the stands was on the edge of their seats for the entire game.

Small school coach's son coached a state championship team last year. His dad passed many years ago. I spoke to the son at our referee banquet last year. He remembers that game, his older brother played in that game, and it was one of their best memories of their father coaching.