I haven't seen 500 games, but seem to have watched more stall ball in the final few minutes of a game than you have. DM Hoover has employed this type of game for years. The Class 4A championship game was brutal to watch in the final OT.
At least to me, adding a shot clock in an attempt to increase scoring is the wrong reason to do it. I think adding in a shot clock would help with the final 2-3 minutes of the ball game. If the defensive team knows they will get another chance at the ball after the shot clock expires, then it should be one less foul.
I also think that stopping the clock after a made basket in the final minute of the game would be a positive change as well.
At least to me, adding a shot clock in an attempt to increase scoring is the wrong reason to do it. I think adding in a shot clock would help with the final 2-3 minutes of the ball game. If the defensive team knows they will get another chance at the ball after the shot clock expires, then it should be one less foul.
I also think that stopping the clock after a made basket in the final minute of the game would be a positive change as well.
How often have you ever really seen this though? I mean, honestly, within the course of a normal game, how often in a high school season have you seen intentional possessions that last "minutes?" I've seen/coached in over 500 games, and I've seen that less than 1/10th of 1% of all possessions probably. It's a myth that all these teams are playing this stall ball type offense. It's just not reality. Number 1, most teams aren't good enough to do that; it takes a measure of skill to run a possession for that long if you're guarded at all. Number 2, the overwhelming majority of coaches simply don't play that way.
And for the record, we have 8 shot clock states currently, and only 1 of those 8 cracks the top-10 in average scoring (and they did before their shot clock as well).
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