If I ruled the (HS basketball) world.......

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by Mark Padgett

Uh-uh. If a team is "stalling" the clock still runs. If you continue to call violations because someone is standing within six feet of a dribbler, the clock stops.

That's one of the reasons I think the five (not on the inbound) and ten second violations should not apply in games with a shot clock.

If you have a 30 second shot clock, what the heck difference does it make if you spend 9 seconds in the back court and 20 in the front court before a shot, or if you spend 20 seconds in the back court and 9 in the front court? With the defense allowed to play full court, it shouldn't matter.

If your goal is to "force the action", then put in a twenty second shot clock.

To have a backcourt or closely guarded count creates balance between defense and offense. You may not agree with the specific balance point but it does affect it.

Without it, the offense has 84 feet of playing space to work with until the end of quarter or shot clock. By having an intermediate requirement, it shifts the balance in favor of the defense.