A video of a high-school boys’ varsity basketball team allegedly holding the ball for the entire first quarter of a playoff game circulated on social media again recently.
I remember hearing Don Showalter say on a podcast that when he has taken USAB U16 and U17 teams to play in FIBA competitions that the players pretty much all love the shot clock.
I miss the 45 second shot clock at college and fully support it for HS. It negates all the counter arguments against a shot clock and still gives more time for weaker teams to find a good shot. Just a thought.
The only purpose of a 45 sec shot clock is to prevent the few occasions each year when a team holds the ball for a minute or more. Otherwise it’s have no effect on the game.
It allows for more variability on offense and forces to the defense to maintain their concentration that much longer. Some teams cant and will resort zone. All this creates more room for creativity, and generally a more exciting game. While other factors are at play, I dont think its an accident that college BB has declined in popularity as they've lowered the shot clock where its largely devolved into run a set and then quickly go into a pick and roll as the shot clock winds down.
I don't know if that is true or not, about NCAA BB declining in popularity, but NCAA WBB certainly has increased its popularity since moving to quarters and adopting other FIBA-like rules. I imagine MBB's popularity is affected more by one and done than a shorter shot clock. For me, college sports lost any meaning when everyone switched conferences.
I remember hearing Don Showalter say on a podcast that when he has taken USAB U16 and U17 teams to play in FIBA competitions that the players pretty much all love the shot clock.
I miss the 45 second shot clock at college and fully support it for HS. It negates all the counter arguments against a shot clock and still gives more time for weaker teams to find a good shot. Just a thought.
The only purpose of a 45 sec shot clock is to prevent the few occasions each year when a team holds the ball for a minute or more. Otherwise it’s have no effect on the game.
It allows for more variability on offense and forces to the defense to maintain their concentration that much longer. Some teams cant and will resort zone. All this creates more room for creativity, and generally a more exciting game. While other factors are at play, I dont think its an accident that college BB has declined in popularity as they've lowered the shot clock where its largely devolved into run a set and then quickly go into a pick and roll as the shot clock winds down.
I don't know if that is true or not, about NCAA BB declining in popularity, but NCAA WBB certainly has increased its popularity since moving to quarters and adopting other FIBA-like rules. I imagine MBB's popularity is affected more by one and done than a shorter shot clock. For me, college sports lost any meaning when everyone switched conferences.