Actionless Contest

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by stripes

I could not disagree more with the need for a shot clock. The second half proved that Brighton could not keep up with Lone Peak. Their only chance (in the coach's eyes) was to shorten the game. Brighton went into halftime only down 7...that is a lot better than most teams who played LP this season. If Brighton would have been forced to shoot every 30-45 seconds, they stood no chance. I support the use a shot clock in college. Coaches are paid to bring in good players. In Utah HS bball, coaches cannot do this and a shot clock, IMO, makes the rich richer. Teams with less talent become even less talented with the shot clock.

I was one of the three officials working the game and it was boring, but I have NO PROBLEM with the decision to hold the ball.

Great point. I sat next to a lady a number of years ago whose son was the 6-8 star of a team that was playing my old high school. My alma mater had nobody taller than 6-1 and the visitors had a couple other players 6-5. The home team stalled and ended up losing 28-20. Gave up a couple of late buckets. The lady complained the entire time. Her kid wasn't able to hit his 25 point average that night, I guess. But, beating that team would have made the home team eligible for the state tournament, so the strategy was the absolute correct one to use.

Play tight man to man defense, and it won't be an issue. Can't play tight man to man? Not anyone else's problem.