Cheering defense

Not many basketball crowds appreciate half-court defense enough to cheer it. That is one good thing about the shot clock: it gives you an exact count as to how long you have held off the other team. And even if, like us, they habitually run deep into the shot clock, if the crowd rises to the occasion in the last few seconds, it can only put a little pressure on the opposition. Just a part of making a real home court advantage.