(Un)Correctable Error & Shot Clock Use ?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bd41flpk

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Game has gone on with many issues with the shot-clock operation throughout the game; whereby the officials had to continually had to stop the game to re-set the shot-clock. Finally w/02:30 left in the 4th Q, the visiting team requests that they shut the shot-clock off since it is impacting the game itself. The coach of the Home team of course does not wish to. The visiting team then protests at that point.
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Exactly why I don't want to see a shot clock at the HS level.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Exactly why I don't want to see a shot clock at the HS level.

The bigger part of it for me as well.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Exactly why I don't want to see a shot clock at the HS level.

As I stated earlier, we use shot clocks for varsity prep school games. In almost all our games, the shot clock operator is a student, thus the reason why we have a rule in place that allows us to either replace the shot clock operator, or to actually officiate the game with no shot clock. And with a student assigned to these duties, we have problems almost all the time.

Funny? The shot clock operators for these boys games are almost always girls. Now why would a teenage girl want to be surrounded by a bunch of athletic, teenage, boys?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Exactly why I don't want to see a shot clock at the HS level.

+1

There are always cries from high school fans in our state to get a shot clock, particularly after a low-scoring, stall-ball game. Of course, those are few and far between.

My favorite rationale from the shot-clock pushers is that it will "get Maine kids more ready for the next level." Of course, the main reason why we don't have a ton of kids from my state playing college ball is because there's no shot clock here.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

+1

There are always cries from high school fans in our state to get a shot clock, particularly after a low-scoring, stall-ball game. Of course, those are few and far between.

My favorite rationale from the shot-clock pushers is that it will "get Maine kids more ready for the next level." Of course, the main reason why we don't have a ton of kids from my state playing college ball is because there's no shot clock here.

My main response to those calling for a shot clock is that it's a solution in search of a problem. The number of stall-ball games we see now is low enough that I don't think it's a justification for the widespread expense of buying shot clocks for every gym that's used (most schools around here would need to get two). It's like using a shotgun to kill a fly.