Sentences with phrase «shot clock»

The phrase "shot clock" refers to a timer used in sports, such as basketball, to ensure the teams take a shot at the goal within a specific amount of time. Full definition
You're playing a two on two game with no real rules except for 24 second shot clock violations.
You would need to throw out the closing total filter based on the new shot clock rule.
This sample size was small, but the shortened shot clock had caused the average total to increase by just over 6 percent.
A shorter shot clock means more possessions, and therefore higher - scoring games.
So a 90 second shot clock almost guarantees regularly changing possessions.
Specifically, we understood that a shorter shot clock would cause an increase in the number of possessions per game, which would subsequently lead to higher - scoring games.
You know because most of the tine he would take two dribbles left and then two dribbles right and pass the ball after wasting eight seconds of shot clock...
More than a decade after this infamous contest, the NCAA introduced a 45 - second shot clock for the men's game.
The Thunder shot 33.7 percent (29 for 86) from the field, committed three shot clock violations in the third quarter alone and finished with 17 turnovers.
«We can invest for the long term, no 90 day shot clock,» Dell will say.
one of these is arguable as it was an end of shot clock heave by Redick, and really was barely a solid shot attempt at all.
The Heat trail by one point, and with a full shot clock, Wade dribbles up the floor and surveys the action.
And it was a miraculous 35 - foot shot clock - beating shot that seemed to hang in the air for a good five seconds before it hit nothing but twine to deliver a wild win for Modesto Christian and another heartbreaking finals defeat for Sheldon.
A lot of that is on me and us, having to try to manufacture something 30 feet from the hoop with a low shot clock is tough.»
With the new shot clock causing the average total to increase, the number of system matches skyrocketed from 14 in 2015 to 82 in 2015.
Yesterday's CIT game between New Hampshire and NJIT, which also featured a shortened shot clock, saw the teams combine for 161 points.
There is no designated hitter, no 24 - second shot clock — nothing to admit the passing of time.
Up against the shot clock?
He's not someone who is going to initiate offense or create scoring opportunities off the dribble late in the shot clock.
Turnovers, bone headed shots because they wait too long in the shot clock and no focus.
Really like to see a shot clock in men's lax; similar to women's game.
Shot Clock - not called one time last night against PSU.
The Blue Devils were playing defense straight up but had some sort of mental lapse as the shot clock wound down.
This brings back memories of the shot clock malfunctioning before Game 1 against the Nets in 2014.
Allen's final 3 - pointer came at the end of the shot clock for an 87 - 79 lead with 2:06 left.
That said, this should've been a shot clock violation, and the referees screwed up.
Some dude with a stop watch became the shot clock and the PA announcer had to count down the seconds.
He ate much of the time left on the shot clock, that there was no choice but to shoot the ball.
With just over one minute to play in regulation and time running down on the shot clock, Paul crossed over his defender and knocked down a step - back three - pointer to put the game away.
there was less than 10 seconds remaining and he was still dribbling around waiting for LMA or someone to score like there's 24 seconds left in the shot clock.
Valanciunas continued his strong work on the glass (13 points and 17 rebounds at the end of the third quarter), but the biggest moment of the third quarter came a few minutes in, when a power malfunction caused the shot clocks to turn off.
you know after Barton dribbles the shot clock down to 5 then passes.
The only thing I thought was lacking was during late in the shot clock they need and Alpha to take over and get to the rim (MJ Walker).
Emblematic of their frustration was a desperate 3 - point heave by Georgia's Parker as the shot clock was winding down.
In the 12 seasons since the shot clock was introduced, the Big East has added four schools to its ranks but has sent only four teams to the Final Four (Providence in 1987, Seton Hall in»89 and Syracuse in»87 and» 96) and hasn't produced a single champion.
And early in the shot clock, I think would count as settling.
B — If it's late in the shot clock and the shot is literally wide open, I agree it makes sense for WCS to shoot some of those shots.
But about the 4th or 5th time Roach dribbled himself into a contested drive and missed shot, I grew pretty tired of watching either that or a jacked up 3 with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
His highlights included two breakaway layups he created with steals and a 3 with the shot clock winding down from about 25 feet with a little more than two minutes remaining.
The Hoos take an average of 21 seconds off the shot clock on every possession, making them the slowest team of the 351 in Division I. Bennett's defenses are awesome, and when you combine their awesomeness with the offense's pace, you get a defense that allowed (entering Saturday) 56 points per game.
The panel will consider such new wrinkles as widening the lane to give players more room to move near the basket, legalizing zone defenses to encourage passing and perimeter shooting, and adding several seconds to the shot clock to give teams more time to run plays.
First were the consecutive steals and layups from feisty Toronto guard Kyle Lowry, then there was a forced desperation three from the Nets» Andray Blatche late in the shot clock.
The U.S., coached by Mike Krzyzewski, was content to launch three - pointers early in the shot clock.
You force people to go late into the shot clock.
And «bad» Marcus has been known to launch open 3's early in the shot clock.
We'll give Smith the benefit of the doubt and suggest that he was getting ready to get back on defense as the shot clock was winding down, but that might be giving him too much credit.
Shooting outside shots, long and difficult 3's, early in the shot clock while just a short ways and one pass away from a better shot is a lack of discipline.
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