ESPN Article. Time for a 24-second shot clock?
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I would agree with this considering we are trying to be a run-and-gun style program. Betcha Wisky and UNI would like to eliminate this request
You can be a run and gun with a 35-second shot clock. All this would do is make more teams be a run and gun and defenses would be more ready for that style of play.
I personally would like to see them go to 30 seconds like the women's game. 35 seconds is too long and 24 is too short.
Interesting takes. Some one in the comments suggested a 30 second shot clock. that could be a nice compromise to keep games from getting to boring, but having the chance to slow things down is what makes march madness, well, madness.
It needs to change. I don't understand why the women only get 30 seconds, but the men need 35. I mean, really? How about some equality. 30 seconds seems fine to me. I wish HS had shot clocks too at 30 seconds (Massachusetts has them).
If equity is the issue why not change the WBB shot clock to 35? Frankly, I think that 30 was due to a mistaken idea that women athletes couldn't play D for 35 seconds.
Aren't there enough ill advised shots jacked up in college basketball already? Let's rush them and see if we can get a few more!
You make it seem like people want the shot clock at 8 seconds. 30 seconds is more than enough time to get into your offense and get off a quality shot and you if can't, then get a better offense.
Why mess with a good thing? I can't think of any problems with the current shot clock.
It reminds me of football where they seem to change some rules on kickoff every year, either the clock running, or where they kick from, or now the touchback at the 25.
It reminds me of football where they seem to change some rules on kickoff every year, either the clock running, or where they kick from, or now the touchback at the 25.
The second paragraph was more toward the 24 seconds than your suggestion of 30. 11 Fewer seconds is a huge change.
I guess I don't see the problem with 35 seconds.
There is no 10 second rule in the women's game so they have the shorter shot clock.
Completely agree with you on the high schools. Nothing is more boring than watching a HS team stall away an entire quarter because of no shot clock.
I've never once thought, "Hey, the NBA is way more fun to watch than NCAA. We should change the shot clock in college basketball to match the NBA's shot clock."
The one thing that would make it a bit better would be end of game situations. I do like how in the NBA all is not lost being down like 6 or 7 with like 1:30 left. College goes directly to fouling and it loses it's flow. I think 30 is probably the best choice if they were to shorten it though.
This reasoning is so flawed and probably generated by a dude on lunch break at H00ters.
1. College basketball would become a faster and therefore more entertaining game, and would do so overnight.
2. College basketball coaches could better prepare NBA hopefuls for at least one of the adjustments of the professional game.
1. If anything, the NBA is more boring and uni-dimensional because of the shot clock - among many other aspects. IF you haven't noticed, Soccer is now more popular vs the NBA. Why try to make the most exciting sports venue (March Madness) more like the NBA? If anything, the NBA needs to be more like Collegiate Ball.
2. The NCAA has done quite well developing semi-professional athletes for the NBA(they certainly don't attend University for the academics). Heck, even the premier High School kids are ready for the NBA.
