Why Not A Shot Clock In High School

[BLUEDOVE3]

Watching Brewster Academy and Tilton Prep play on ESPN. They play with a shot clock. Personally, I'd give my vote for high schools in Texas to play with a shot clock.

[Lazeek]

How many seconds??  35???

[Honest Abe]

I would not object to a :35 clock, but would prefer to see a :45 sec shot clock. Not a fan of a team holding the ball at mid court for 5 minutes like what happened in the OT game between Central and Memorial in the Bulldog Classic.

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="1160856" timestamp="1326667151"]
How many seconds??  35???
[/quote]30 seconds

[Lazeek]

I would love one as well.  I think 35 seconds would be great!!!

[BLUEDOVE3]

I'd go for 35

[AggiesAreWe]

No shot clock. Keeps the high school game it's "signature". Like seeing teams having to use some strategy in those situations.

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="1160891" timestamp="1326669264"]
No shot clock. Keeps the high school game it's "signature". Like seeing teams having to use some strategy in those situations.
[/quote]There is no strategy in having a 10 pt. lead and you hold the ball. Intentional fouls getting to be too rough at times.

[stevenash]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1160906" timestamp="1326670054"]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94319.msg1160891#msg1160891 date=1326669264]
No shot clock. Keeps the high school game it's "signature". Like seeing teams having to use some strategy in those situations.
[/quote]There is no strategy in having a 10 pt. lead and you hold the ball. Intentional fouls getting to be too rough at times.
[/quote]

Excuse me, Dove-  Isnt earning a ten point lead and then trying not to allow the other team a chance to erase it considered a "strategy"?  As for intentional fouls being too rough, I would suggest that there are many "intentional" fouls that are too rough that take place in the course of a game, not just when a team is holding the ball. 

[BLUEDOVE3]

[quote name="stevenash" post="1160912" timestamp="1326670305"]
[quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=94319.msg1160906#msg1160906 date=1326670054]
[quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=94319.msg1160891#msg1160891 date=1326669264]
No shot clock. Keeps the high school game it's "signature". Like seeing teams having to use some strategy in those situations.
[/quote]There is no strategy in having a 10 pt. lead and you hold the ball. Intentional fouls getting to be too rough at times.
[/quote]

Excuse me, Dove-  Isnt earning a ten point lead and then trying not to allow the other team a chance to erase it considered a "strategy"?  As for intentional fouls being too rough, I would suggest that there are many "intentional" fouls that are too rough that take place in the course of a game, not just when a team is holding the ball.
[/quote]Good, then you do see the advantage for a clock ;)

[east texas bb]

No shot clock.  You would be taking some of the strategy and control out of the HS game especially in lower classifications from the coaches who made need to use the clock to create a certain tempo that gives their team the best chance to win.  JMO

[stevenash]

Having a shot clock also permits those teams who do not recruit AAU players from all over the country another "legal" and "legitimate" method to deal with those issues.

[stevenash]

One more thing Dove- I am VERY surprised you would advocate a shot clock.  Since you are a champion of the "little guy" and the" underprivileged" in general life terms,( as in making things as fair and equitable as possible for everyone) I would have assumed you would be very much in support of anything (no shot clock) that would give the less talented and less fortunate teams a chance to compete.

[davott]

No shot clock adds to the strategy needed. 

[asary]

Shot clock would be sweet. High school scores in the 30's are ridiculous. Push the ball, push the tempo. In other words play basketball.

[jabu84]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1160852" timestamp="1326667042"]
Watching Brewster Academy and Tilton Prep play on ESPN. They play with a shot clock. Personally, I'd give my vote for high schools in Texas to play with a shot clock.
[/quote]

Uil has be talking about a shot for a while. I think we are still five years away from seeing any true movement towards a shot clock.

[asary]

For those that say it would take away from the coaches using strategy, I say it would create much more need for strategy throughout the ENTIRE game.

[Jake Sully]

High school basketball needs a shot clock. It's another step closer to college basketball, so why not make the kids at the high school level more ready? It would change the game for the better.

[no-look]

Lot of difference in HS and college. For the reasons AAW and eastbb stated is why there needs to be no shot clock...

[Jake Sully]

[quote name="no-look" post="1160975" timestamp="1326675476"]
Lot of difference in HS and college. For the reasons AAW and eastbb stated is why there needs to be no shot clock...
[/quote]

I bet there were people who said we didn't need the 3 point line either.

[no-look]

[quote name="Sea Aggie" post="1160981" timestamp="1326676331"]
[quote author=no-look link=topic=94319.msg1160975#msg1160975 date=1326675476]
Lot of difference in HS and college. For the reasons AAW and eastbb stated is why there needs to be no shot clock...
[/quote]

I bet there were people who said we didn't need the 3 point line either.
[/quote]A shot clock would benifit the bigger stronger faster and hurt the smaller schools more.    The three point line is fine. They just need to bring back the mid range jumper...lol

[BLUEDOVE3]

Okay, a proposal to have shot clocks only in certain h.s. divisions.

[no-look]

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1160990" timestamp="1326677675"]
Okay, a proposal to have shot clocks only in certain h.s. divisions.
[/quote]Maybe 5A?  With the exception of Marcus Flower Mound... ;D

[davott]

Im with no -look !!!!  Its a basketball game not a track-meet.  If you dont like the slow-down then trap and press to get your up-tempo, dont rely on a rule change. 

[AggiesAreWe]

[quote name="davott" post="1161002" timestamp="1326679393"]
Im with no -look !!!!  Its a basketball game not a track-meet.  If you dont like the slow-down then trap and press to get your up-tempo, dont rely on a rule change.
[/quote]

I agree!!