Alright, I think it's time to address the elephant in the room: should Idaho implement a shot clock in high school basketball? Personally, I'm in favor. More states are adding the shot clock, and Idaho risks falling behind if they continue to sit on their hands. However, it's not something that can happen overnight. It costs money to actually install/operate these, and school budgets will need to be adjusted (especially with Idaho's smaller schools.) What does everyone think? I want to hear it all. Pros and cons because I know there are opinions on both sides.
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So the question I have is "why"? The original post says we are falling behind...in what way? We don't take as many crappy shots as NBA players? We don't have the PG stand out front and dribble uncontested for 20 seconds, and try to take their defender one on one? Are those reasons to speed up an offensive possession? If we need to keep up with college/NBA, then I guess we'd better back up the 3 point line, add a 6th foul, and start charging $12 bucks for a hot dog.
As was already mentioned, most possessions happen pretty quickly already. I don't see why we would punish a team from coming down the floor, setting up in an offense, and run some type of motion offense until they get a good shot.
If you're worried about the stall, then come out and play some defense. That's going to lead to offensive movement, a foul, a turnover, a lay-in, etc.
IMO, if there is anything we need to fix in basketball, it's that we need to remove the extreme physicality. The way things are trending, if you are less talented/skilled, you just turn the game into a rugby scrum to even things up.