Springfield News-Leader · Jun 28, 2023
Coaches Confidential: Does MSHSAA need to adopt a shot clock?
The News-Leader reached out to a handful of high school basketball coaches in the area with several questions to answer with anonymity.
Today's question: "Does MSHSAA need to adopt a shot clock? Why or why not?"
Here were some of our panel's responses.
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WE NEED THE SHOT CLOCK! We can’t talk about “moving the game forward” and not have a shot clock. I don’t blame certain teams for playing a “slow system” but we aren’t teaching kids how to play basketball the right way when we do that. There should never be 30 possessions in a basketball game and there are teams in our area that have accomplished this. Adding a shot clock is also more fun for kids because every kid wants more shots!
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