Closely Guarded ?

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by blindzebra
the intent of the rule is to keep a game from becoming actionless

I disagree that this is the intent of the rule. (I'm disagreeing a lot tonight. Sorry) The intent is not to keep the game moving. The intent is to promote team play by preventing one player from trying every move in his arsenal before squeezing off a shot -- i.e., the NBA "isolation" play. (Even the NBA has changed its rules to eliminate this type of play in certain situations by instituting the 5-second "back-to-the-basket" rule. Their shot clock is even shorter than the NCAA clock, so they certainly didn't put this rule in to keep the game moving.)