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For what it's worth, the WNBA uses the 30 second clock. FIBA uses a 24 second clock for both men and women.Originally posted by Tetsujin 28-go:
the real question is, why is mens NCAA bball have a 35 second shot clock, womens ncaa bball has a 30 second shot clock, and the NBA had a 24 second shot clock
One of many reasons that fans should "assist" the refs whenever possible.Originally posted by MC1974:
I am quite sure that there are many, many cases of ten second clock violations that are not called. My thoughts on this are there is so much that can occupy a ref's concentration during that span, also, there would be no tangible evidence such as an actual clock.
Someone needs to suggest this to the band. They'd be totally into it.Originally posted by MC1974:
Just think: many loud voices at the RAC, counting down the seconds. This could freak out the opposing team.
After going through this practice a few times as we press, we then speed up the count. Or wait until the ball handler is trapped or confused, chanting a premature " 7..8..9...."
This could be interesting.
Awesome idea when we go into the 55!Originally posted by BeKnighted:
Someone needs to suggest this to the band. They'd be totally into it.Originally posted by MC1974:
Just think: many loud voices at the RAC, counting down the seconds. This could freak out the opposing team.
After going through this practice a few times as we press, we then speed up the count. Or wait until the ball handler is trapped or confused, chanting a premature " 7..8..9...."
This could be interesting.
totally agreeOriginally posted by RUClassof67:
One of the reasons there aren't more 10 second violation is that coaches (and sometimes players) call a timeout before the violation can be called. This results n afresh 10 sections to get the ball over the mid court line. I'd love to see the rule changed to disallow a time out or to keep the count going after a time out.
In most situations, a single possession isn't worth a TO, so as the defending team you'd generally be happy to make that trade. (Not to mention that you still get to run the press after the TO.)Originally posted by bac2therac:
totally agreeOriginally posted by RUClassof67:
One of the reasons there aren't more 10 second violation is that coaches (and sometimes players) call a timeout before the violation can be called. This results n afresh 10 sections to get the ball over the mid court line. I'd love to see the rule changed to disallow a time out or to keep the count going after a time out.
I got the WNBA shot clock information from a WNBA page, but it's always possible it was out of date.Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
And I thought the W used a 24 second shot clock like the NBA, but could be wrong.
Posted by Doug
Don't they use the shot clock?Originally posted by MC1974:
I am quite sure that there are many, many cases of ten second clock violations that are not called. My thoughts on this are there is so much that can occupy a ref's concentration during that span, also, there would be no tangible evidence such as an actual clock.
If you pull up the PDF rule book, you find they have a 24 second shot clock and 8 second back-court. Instituted in 2006 when they also went to 4 quarters.Originally posted by BeKnighted:
I got the WNBA shot clock information from a WNBA page, but it's always possible it was out of date.Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
And I thought the W used a 24 second shot clock like the NBA, but could be wrong.
Posted by Doug
That's the page where I got the information, so that explains it.Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
If you pull up the PDF rule book, you find they have a 24 second shot clock and 8 second back-court. Instituted in 2006 when they also went to 4 quarters.Originally posted by BeKnighted:
I got the WNBA shot clock information from a WNBA page, but it's always possible it was out of date.Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
And I thought the W used a 24 second shot clock like the NBA, but could be wrong.
Posted by Doug
They do have an info page "comparing" them to NCAA, etc. that is out-of-date (seriously). I have noticed this before with various pages on the WNBA site.