Shot clock to be moved to 30 seconds?

[Washingtonian]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...-basketball-coaches-want-30-second-shot-clock

Nearly 60 percent of the nearly 500 college coaches polled by ESPN are in favor of the men's basketball shot clock changing from 35 seconds to 30 seconds.

"The shot clock would be fine if they put it to 30," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "It would have no effect on me."

Of 460 Division I coaches polled by ESPN on the topic, 270 (59 percent) said they would prefer the shot clock to shorten to 30 seconds. Thirty percent said they would rather it remain at 35 seconds, and 10 percent were in favor of it being changed to 24 seconds -- which is also what is used in NBA and international play.

The remaining 1 percent was made up of coaches who wanted the clock set at 28 seconds or 45 seconds.

Women's college basketball is currently using a 30-second shot clock.

"I think we should all have a 24-second shot," Villanova coach Jay Wright told ESPN. "Consistent. It's NBA and international. We should all learn to play the game the same way. The game is still the game. Everything you do to the game, everyone's adjusted."

 

[Pablo]

Hopefully, this will be approved. I'm guessing that Coach Hewitt is in favor of this proposal.

 

[Washingtonian]

Hopefully, this will be approved. I'm guessing that Coach Hewitt is in favor of this proposal.

Someone in the comments said vcu would love to have it be at 24 seconds.

 

[Five Two]

30 secs is fine by me. other rule changes I'd like to see:
take away a timeout. there are too many. no need to start the game with 5 (insert Hewitt timeout joke here)

I also like what they've done on the women's side- if a team calls a timeout at within 30 secs of the next media timeout (example- 16:29 on the clock), that timeout becomes the media timeout.

 

[GMUgemini]

Someone in the comments said vcu would love to have it be at 24 seconds.

I bet. Their half court game (offense and defense) is not the best. Any way to speed up the game helps them.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Leave it at 35. Different levels need different rules. The college game excels because coaches can devise different strategies. The NBA isn't basketball, it glorified playground. The TEAM no longer exists, it's all about STARS, which in my book is bullsh$t. My 2 cents and I'm sticking to it. The NBA is a joke.

 

[Pablo]

Leave it at 35. Different levels need different rules. The college game excels because coaches can devise different strategies.

IMO, there is no reason for the NCAA to have a 30-second shot clock for the women and 35 seconds for the men.

One thing that you never had to worry about during the Paul Westhead era was a shot clock violation.

 

[TweederGMU]

Long overdue. Need it to speed up the game and create more scoring opps.

 

[Patriotsince81]

IMO, there is no reason for the NCAA to have a 30-second shot clock for the women and 35 seconds for the men.

One thing that you never had to worry about during the Paul Westhead era was a shot clock violation.

There is NO parity in the women's game. Paul Westhead? Yeah, that worked out real well for us. No shot clock & 32 minutes in high school. 35 second shot clock & 40 minutes in college, 48 minutes of bullshit in the NBA = perfection.

 

[Pablo]

There is NO parity in the women's game. Paul Westhead? Yeah, that worked out real well for us. No shot clock & 32 minutes in high school. 35 second shot clock & 40 minutes in college, 48 minutes of bullshit in the NBA = perfection.

I'm surprised that you aren't proposing the elimination of the shot clock. I assume most of us believe that 30 seconds is sufficient time to get a good shot in college basketball.

 

[Walter]

Hopefully, this will be approved. I'm guessing that Coach Hewitt is in favor of this proposal.

I am guessing Hewitt couldn't care less at this point. It won't affect him.

 

[Pablo]

I am guessing Hewitt couldn't care less at this point. It won't affect him.

I know that you've predicted the following:

"I predict a press conference will be held on Monday to announce Hewitt's resignation. Even a win against Richmond will not change Hewitt's fate. If the school waits until the end of February it looks like they are just bailing to avoid the $85k. So they do it now."
Walter, Today at 10:07 AMReport

Also:

"Sunday would be a good time to fire the Fluffer of Fairfax."
Walter, Wednesday at 8:37 PMReport

 

[gmujim92]

Calipari and many of the P-5 coaches want a shorter clock because it benefits teams with elite talent (better 1-on-1 players) and makes it more difficult for plucky upstarts to use the clock to their advantage in the tournament.

Not sure it's a good thing overall, though. It sounds counterintuitive, but giving teams less time to run offense most likely will result in more forced, heavily contested shots and less scoring.

 

[Pablo]

http://www.foxsports.com/carolinas/...nd-shot-clock-men-s-college-basketball-110114:

"I think at the level of play that we play, the more we should do things to enhance the game. I think we should have (a shot clock) from youth basketball on. A kid playing in Italy plays with a 24-second clock. They learn how to play basketball, they don't learn how to hold the ball," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has petitioned for shot clock use throughout all levels of U.S. basketball since becoming the men's national team coach, said. "The fact that we don't have a shot clock in high school basketball throughout our country, I think that's wrong. I'm a big proponent of at least a 30-second clock."

 

[KAOriginal]

Should there be a shot clock at all levels...absolutely...just to keep a moderate game flow.

Getting down to 24 seconds? UGH. It will just as pointed out above...favor the more athletic team to run up and down the court and make the NCAA as unwatchable (to me) as the NBA playground ball.

That's not basketball.

30/35 seconds is about where it needs to be.

 

[Washingtonian]

I think some states have shot clocks in HS ball (Maryland and DC are two if I am not mistaken, but I don't know if it is for boys and girls or either or).

 

[gmu2006]

How come women's basketball is more evolved then men's basketball?

Of course the shot clock should be shorter. At least 30 seconds, but I also think 24 seconds might be a good idea. Make it the same across the board.

I hate watching our guys get the ball past half court, then sit their dribbling in one place while they try to figure out something to do. I think a faster shot clock will force them to make decisions quicker and move the ball around more.

 

[KAOriginal]

I hate watching our guys get the ball past half court, then sit their dribbling in one place while they try to figure out something to do. I think a faster shot clock will force them to make decisions quicker and move the ball around more.

Well that's a sign of bad coahing, game planning and practice.

Take our team to a 24 sec clock and see how many desperation shots we throw up. Of course we do that now, so it would just be at a more rapid pace.

Shot clock doesn't solve that.

 

[Vurbel]

Well that's a sign of bad coahing, game planning and practice.

Take our team to a 24 sec clock and see how many desperation shots we throw up. Of course we do that now, so it would just be at a more rapid pace.

Shot clock doesn't solve that.

We'll have a new system when the new shot clock rolls around.

 

[mason89]

Question: If they do go to the 30 second shot clock, do the get rid of the 10 second violation to get the ball past half-court similar to the women's game as well as during the test game we had earlier this year? This could have a big impact on pressing teams like vcu if the do away with the 10 second violation.