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[QUOTE="73CAV, post: 1050404, member: 3916"]
I am not convinced that this will increase the pace of the college game.  We certainly won't know anything based on what happens when ACC teams play Div II squads, Div III squads, and teams from Athletes In Action.  Those sorts of contests produce little in the way of useful evaluations.  To my way of thinking, shortening the shot clock will only encourage more teams to emphasize defense.  It would then be easier to create a shot clock violation.  Despite what a lot of message board pundits have said, this move works to the advantage of schools like UVa.  It won't make Virginia play faster.  It will allow Virginia to increase turnovers (i.e., shot clock violations), or make its opponents take even worse shots.  Yes, the game has been slowing.  However, it has been doing so  ever since Bobby Knight took his first Indiana team to a Final Four (1973) and everyone witnessed the impact of tough minded defensive play.  Playing around with the shot clock isn't going to change the fact that defense wins games, and a shorter clock only enhances a good defense.
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