Geno Likes A High School Shot Clock ...

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The Hartford Courant, Saturday, Match 21, 2015
The Oldest Continuously Published Newspaper In The United States

TIME FOR A SHOT CLOCK ... AND OTHER REFORMS

Geno: Make H.S. Game Better

JEFF JACOBS [email protected]  

...(too much to read)

I'm trying to figure out what a shot clock has to do with building a basketball skillset.

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I'm trying to figure out what a shot clock has to do with building a basketball skillset.

How The Shot Clock Improves Player Development - theLLaBB

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

How The Shot Clock Improves Player Development - theLLaBB

Everybody is selling something.

Lack of a shot clock below the NBA level didn't stem the basketball IQs Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Walton, etc. LBJ, KD, CP3 seemed to develop pretty well without shot clocks in high school.

The problem is a lack of fundamentals being coached to young ball players.

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Everybody is selling something.

Lack of a shot clock below the NBA level didn't stem the basketball IQs Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Walton, etc. LBJ, KD, CP3 seemed to develop pretty well without shot clocks in high school.

The problem is a lack of fundamentals being coached to young ball players.

Not sure if you read the article before responding but I'm not sure what selling has to do with anything.

If you want more fundamentals being taught I would think needing more players who can make plays vs RUN plays would be a positive the shot clock could bring.

Oh and just to be difficult: KD played in Maryland where they had a shot clock.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

Not sure if you read the article before responding but I'm not sure what selling has to do with anything.

If you want more fundamentals being taught I would think needing more players who can make plays vs RUN plays would be a positive the shot clock could bring.

Oh and just to be difficult: KD played in Maryland where they had a shot clock.

KD played HS basketball a lot of places...LOL

And I'm quite sure Sefu is selling us something, I just don't know what yet.

[Bad Zebra]

The bottom line is this...A shot clock is a significant fundamental change to the high school game. It would have a significant financial impact to all high schools across the country (equipment) and a significant impact on the officiating, in terms of additional rules knowledge and play-calling skills required to administer correctly.

Other than Geno (whom I'm a big fan of), I haven't heard a lot from college coaches bemoaning the fact that HS players are unprepared for the challenge of a shot clock.

I really don't see this changing any time soon.

[IUgrad92]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

The bottom line is this...A shot clock is a significant fundamental change to the high school game. It would have a significant financial impact to all high schools across the country (equipment) and a significant impact on the officiating, in terms of additional rules knowledge and play-calling skills required to administer correctly.

Other than Geno (whom I'm a big fan of), I haven't heard a lot from college coaches bemoaning the fact that HS players are unprepared for the challenge of a shot clock.

I really don't see this changing any time soon.

My state utilizes the shot clock for HS. Girls were first and boys followed a few years later. Our local AAU organization also utilizes the shot clock down to the 7th and 8th grade levels.

I never heard of even the smallest and most rural high schools eliminating any sport programs due to the implementation costs. In addition, our first/second/third year officials do the majority of the 7th/8th grade AAU games and are handling the officiating duties quite well, including shot clock administration. Now getting table personnel to properly manage the shot clock can be a different story!

I understand the thought of adding a shot clock may seem overwhelming in many different aspects, but I'm not sure realistically if those concerns would truly pan out to have the impacts you are imagining.