Good article of shot clocks in HS

[Hampton Roads 6]

In today's Danville paper. It was from the Bristol paper I believe. maybe Mascotmemorizer can post a link to it.

 

[The G-Man]

High school doesn't need a shot clock, the players just need to work on their fundamentals, especially shooting. AAU has destroyed "team" basketball...its all one-on-one, shoot the three, or dunk it. That crappy play is sneaking in the college game now, that's why scoring is down at all levels of college basketball.

None of this has anything to do with the shot clock...and that will be proven when the NCAA uses the 30-second shot clock in the NIT tournament this season...

This post was edited on 2/14 6:22 PM by The G-Man

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

I wish AAU would go away. Hurts high school basketball and other sports also .

 

[Bluetree]

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This post was edited on 2/14 5:24 PM by Bluetree

 

[ColonelCrazie11]

I agree with you HR6 but unfortunately it will just never happen. It's entirely too easy for college coaches to go to an AAU event in some massive gym with 3,4,5 games going on at once and scout 10-15 players over the course of a weekend. The days of someone like Coach K driving up to Roanoke to sit in the Cave Spring gym to watch a player like JJ Redick play are over

This post was edited on 2/16 8:22 AM by ColonelCrazie11

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

That is true. I have said for years, I wish NCAA would ban basketball coaches from recruiting in the summer months. Have them recruit during high school season, like football does.

 

[dwcherb]

How is a college coach suppose to "scout" high school players during the bball season, when his team plays also during that period? Granted, most colleges have scouts/recruiters, but, most coaches want to see firsthand what and who the player is.

As for a shot clock in high school ball? no way!!..for one I don't believe it's really needed and 2, while stall ball may be boring for the opposing team/fans, it can be a huge advantage to teams who have injuries and lack depth...but most teams shoot within 30 secs. now as it is, so why have a shot clock...that will only make the job for the officials that much harder and from what I have seen this yr, most officials have problems doing a decent job....look how UVA plays, defense, defense, defense...granted if there wasn't a shot clock in college ball, perhaps that defense wouldn't be as good as it is, but, can you really compare 21 yr olds to 16 yr olds?

 

[trueblue102]

The teams that work hard on getting the best shot will be penalized. Most high school teams have a hard time slowing it down anyway. There is too much run and gun as it is. Learn how to play good defense. I agree that most teams take shots well within a 30 second time frame. Many who try to stall, turn it over anyway.

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

A shot clock would cut down on number of turnovers. If you shoot, you might score. If you turn it over, you will not score. The longer a bad team holds ball, the greater the chance for a turnover.

 

[dwcherb]

Shot clock could perhaps cut down on turnovers, but, at the same time may cause more...teams may feel rushed to get a shot up and in the process make bad passes and so forth..also, defense may foul more if team stalls and most teams won't play solid defense for more then 30 secs. or so...I agree, there are valid arguments for having shot clock, but, I think the negatives out weigh the positives

 

[shooting thetrey]

yo answer don't make sense - it seems to thetrey that if'n yo team can't hold on to de rock, that be a good thing for the other team and de other way 'round if'n yo team can hang on to de rock yo coach not be wantin a shot clock

 

[dwcherb]

I may not agree with HR6, but, at least he is understandable!!!

 

[gymrat10]

There will probably be fewer turnovers with a shot clock, but not for the reasons that HR6 thinks..such as a team shooting quicker has fewer passes or less time to dribble and control the ball under pressure from the defense. There may be fewer turnovers because there will be fewer full court pressing. Think about it, when's the last time you've seen many college teams try to run a variety of different presses like high school or AAU? Some college teams do, but why risk getting beat for a lay up when you can pack in and play tough D, zone or man, for 35 or less seconds.