I found this definition to be rather what I had intended and decided to now find how the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn used the river in the context as a whole but more importantly as symbolism in the middles sections of Chapters 16-31.
The maximum time limit of the shot clock varies by level of play and league: The National Basketball Association has had a 24-second limit since first introducing the clock in the 1950s; and college basketball for both men and women has a 30-second limit.
Join the Nation's Conversation. 30-second shot clock doesn't overhaul college basketball. Among the factors blamed for Division I men's college basketball playing its slowest season ever is the shot clock, which at 35 seconds is five seconds slower than the women's game and 11 seconds slower than the NBA.