Again....I never said these things. You're reading the words but only seeing what you want to see.
The kids you're thinking/hoping will develop better skills due to the implementation of the shot clock are the role players on the team. The stars are going to get their looks, shots, and points regardless but in your opinion it's the role players that will be developed more out of necessity. Clock is winding down they need to create offense is your theory, right?
I am simply saying many of those role players, especially in the lower divisions which you admit to rarely following, basketball is not their #1 sport. So they could be focusing on soccer, golf, football, baseball, lacrosse, etc more than basketball. It's just simple math at this point. Only so much time in the day, week, month, year to work on their skills. So they naturally have to choose at times. So they focus on soccer let's say....they then play club in the late fall, spring and summer. They go to as much summer basketball as they can, and late summer and into the fall they play soccer for their school. Sure they will work hard when the focus is basketball but at the end of the day they will contribute the best way they can, they will help their friends/teammates achieve the team's goals, represent their school well, and then will return focusing on soccer (in this example) when basketball is over.
And the coaches will still work their offense to control it as much as they can and try to get the ball into their best players hands like they do now. The kids setting the picks, making the passes, coming off the bench to give a rest to the starter, etc will take their roles with great pride regardless of the shot clock being there or not.