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[bob jenkins]

Since you can't recruit (well, in most states, at most high schols), then you have to play with waht you have. And if a deliberate game gives you the best chance to win, then play a deliberate game.

What I would like to see -- if one team is holding the ball, and the other team is letting them, then the coaches seem to be agreeing to shoreten the lenght of the quarter. Get them together, agree on a time to be put on the clock (say, 1:00), and resume play.

[OKREF]

Here in Oklahoma, we have no shot clock, so we don't have to worry about things like this.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

What I would like to see -- if one team is holding the ball, and the other team is letting them, then the coaches seem to be agreeing to shoreten the lenght of the quarter. Get them together, agree on a time to be put on the clock (say, 1:00), and resume play.

Hmmmmm...I don't know Bob...smells a little like TRAVESTY.

i.e. people paying good money to come and watch "1:00 quarter(s)" of a player holding the ball. Maybe if the fans had to watch a full quarter, or more, of a player just holding the ball...pressure would be put on the school to actually PLAY basketball.

[Pantherdreams]

As an official I could care less shot clock or no. THough I would rather have 1 set of rules to follow, have people learn etc.

That being said there maybe some merit that in terms of improving players development (and with officials as stakeholders) and improving the game the shot clock does that.

Food for thought:

How The Shot Clock Improves Player Development - theLLaBB

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

Hmmmmm...I don't know Bob...smells a little like TRAVESTY.

It's something that's specifically in the rules, and, yes, I have used it (not in a "stall" situation). Not a travesty at all.