How long should the shot clock be in men's college basketball ?

[Betallsports]

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[slapshot]

they only need 1 TO a half

Game is almost unwatchable

 

[RunMaker]

30 seconds, I would say.

24 is too fast for the college game, IMO.


Also wonder if we'll ever get quarters in the college hoops game. I wouldn't mind 4 12's. Would be interesting.

 

[thekeyman]

there's nothing wrong with the college hoops game.i said 35 seconds for the shot clock.if anything id like 4 ten minute quarters instead of the 20 minute halves.

 

[DrunkenHorseplayer]

they only need 1 TO a half

I agree with this, although I would give each team three for the game. The shot clock is just fine as is.

 

[JackStraw77]

I like 24. The NCAA teams are just a farm system for NBA. Not all the teams but Kentucky, Louisville and North Carolina are. The 24 second clock creates more scoring and is played in uptempo style that is perfect for TV. Maybe it takes away a little bit of the fundamentals but it won't stop teams from playing a half court game. In a way it might keep kids in school for more than a season. They would think staying for 2-3 years will put them in a perfect spot to come into the NBA ready to dominate from the get go. The NBA could indirectly try to influence the players to stay in school. You simply tell them that the mature players will start and those who come out after one year will sit on the bench. Money is big deal but these kids want to play. The NBA can do so much to keep players in school without being sued. Reduce rookie wages where it's more attractive to stay in college, require more years to become a free agent from a rookie contract, (that is tough to fight the union on but the veterans would like it because they get to keep their jobs longer). If the players come out of college at a slower pace then the players on the NBA active rosters keep their jobs longer before they are cut.

 

[DNoonan]

28 seconds

 

[festeringZit]

Most people probably don't know that NCAA women have a shorter shot clock than the men (30 secs)

 

[easygoer+]

30 seconds

 

[KennyB]

30 seconds would be great. 24 is too short and 35 is too long. change it already.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

All these games need to speed up. I don't watch baseball. Lets have a pitcher stand on the mound for 15 seconds, then throw the ball 8 inches off the plate. How exciting.

 

[fade2win]

30 seconds and 3 time outs per half, 5 is waaaaay too many , there is a stop in play every 90 seconds with a timeout or tv timeout

 

[HacheMan]

30 is plenty...

 

[Shub]

25 and one or two less timeouts in the first half.

 

[NBAcapper08]

Watch this wisconsin game and youll see why college is a joke. 25 seconds of dribbling 30 feet from the net every single possession. Never fast break

 

[NBAcapper08]

1 shot attempt for illinois first 4:20..tell me what sport theyre suppsed to be playing

 

[HacheMan]

Watch this wisconsin game and youll see why college is a joke. 25 seconds of dribbling 30 feet from the net every single possession. Never fast break

Agree

Hate the college game and this is one of the reasons...

 

[NBAcapper08]

First 4 minutes and last 6 minutes illinois has 2 points combined....and no one sees a problem with it. They wonder why these kids go to the nba and the product is ruined.

 

[CoolBreeze22]

move it back to 45 seconds thus making teams play defense even longer which leads to more defensive breakdowns and better shots.

 

[HarryCaray]

30 would be nice. As stated above, it's excessive time outs that are the biggest ruiner of the game flow to me.