It's not so much about being blazing fast. Just brisk. Chua and SVB were tired Saturday night, but they played at a brisk tempo with no shot clock.
True, they are supremely talented players who know what they want to do instinctively and immediately in most cases. Yet almost every top player who I have seen on the shot clock has played as well as they do without one. Even deliberate players like Kaci, Alcaide, Capito, etc.
This is not hard. Thirty seconds is plenty of time. Once you've taken thousands of shots, you usually know what you need to do next. The only time I tend to take extra time, as a mere amateur, is after a break or when calculating a multi-rail kick.
