Should the men move to quaters also?

[atskooc]

Shortening the shot clock helps the defense.

 

When the shot clock went from 45 to 35, there was a one-and-a-half point increase in scoring per game (73.6 to 75), but field goal percentage dropped one percent.  Per-team scoring has been in the upper 60's for a while now.  The shot clock doesn't affect scoring all that much (at least not in terms of increasing the score totals or offensive efficiency).

 

Flow of the game based on coaching strategies is what is bringing the scoring down more than anything.  College coaches want complete control of the action on the floor, and the best way to do that is to slow things down, resulting in fewer possessions per game.

 

Add the fact that the refs and rules have allowed for a more physical game...and there you go.

 

If the rules allow for a more open game (which has been tried for a few years), and if the coaches somehow release their grasp on the flow of the game, scoring will go up dramatically.