A shot clock in high school basketball would speed up the game
Email the author on March 08, 2010 at 10:55 AM, updated March
08, 2010 at 4:31 PM Joseph Giangiobbe and Nick PappasNotre
Dame's Joe Giangiobbe goes against Northern Lehigh's Nick Pappas
during play in the Colonial League Boy's basketball
Championships at Freedom High School.  Without a shot clock,
each possession becomes invaluable in the four-minute overtime
periods. Teams generally tend to hold the ball for long periods
unless they get a wide open layup. This slows the game down and,
to some extent, becomes boring.  Here's a compromise. How about
enforcing some sort of shot clock (even if its 60 seconds,
although 30 would be better) for the last four minutes of
regulation and any ensuing overtime periods?  This would
increase the tempo of the game and make it more exciting for the
fans.  One last thing to remember, though: it takes a skilled
team with good ball-handlers to be able to hold the ball against
good pressure. This is something that o