Talk about stall ball

[no-look]

Reading the NW-Sabine thread brought this one to mind. About four years ago Huntington beat Woodville 5-3 in a district game. Both teams were still contention for a possible play off spot. Refs didn't break a sweat......both teams had some key players out. Neither coach wanted to push the issue........I thought there was going to be a riot from both sides....lol

[sabinebball]

I can imagine it was bad.  I thought both crowds were going to have a coronary doing it one quarter.  A whole game it might get real ugly.

[whsalum]

You gotta HAND (pun intended  ;))it to the Huntington coach that year.That was the only way that club had a prayer and at the end of the day a win is a win.I would never question a winning coaches strategy.

[BigTimePlayer]

I as a player I hate stall ball >  I wish that at some point that the state of texas would inlist a shot clock in varstiy basketball.  ;D For most schools a 35 sec shot clock would not even phase them. : It would definitly be better for the fans and for players going to the next level. ;D I have seen alot of games turn into a free throw contest  with 5+ minutes to go in the fourth because a team is up 3-4. :-[  As a fan of the game this ruins a good game. :'(  A 35 sec would defenitly make a game more interesting. Any thoughts about it, some states already have shot clocks. ???

[BLUEDOVE3]

I as a player I hate stall ball >  I wish that at some point that the state of texas would inlist a shot clock in varstiy basketball.  ;D For most schools a 35 sec shot clock would not even phase them. : It would definitly be better for the fans and for players going to the next level. ;D I have seen alot of games turn into a free throw contest  with 5+ minutes to go in the fourth because a team is up 3-4. :-[  As a fan of the game this ruins a good game. :'(  A 35 sec would defenitly make a game more interesting. Any thoughts about it, some states already have shot clocks. ???

It would hurt the schools with weak players

[Aces_Full]

A 45 second shot clock is very reasonable for high school basketball.  That is plenty of time to get off a decent shot, and it keeps the game moving along.  No one wants to see a team hold the ball for 8 minutes each quarter.  This is a relatively easy and cheap modification that the UIL is long overdue in implementing. 

[24 over par]

no shot clock

tempo of the game can be controled by the defense no clock needed

[sabinebball]

All of you against a shot clock are you against in the college and pro game too.  Stall ball other than end of game has been used by inferior teams for years in high school.