Comments on: Fixing College Basketball: On Pace of Play and End of Game Scenarios

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By: Jim V

Jim V — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:56:36 +0000

Tim says:
“since most of these guys want to Pro asap then change to a pro clock for them to get use to it.”

YES. And change to the NBA 3-point line as well. High schools, too. EARN that extra point.

Great article! I totally agree, the four media timeouts per half are fine. Two other TOs are more than enough. Put the game in the players’ hands. A good coach would alreaady have given these kids at least a clue of what to do at the end of a game. And replay should be used for evaluating officials. It should not be used to slow down the game. I’m all for getting it right, but a review should never take more than 30 seconds. If you can’t figure it out by then, go with the original call.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:23:39 +0000

Andrew, I would love to see this tried out even it is just for overtime at first. Play to 8. As you have mentioned it turns into a different sport. This gets rid of fouling, clock reviews and time outs to stop the clock (or to advance the ball in the NBA). Good basketball would be rewarded; good shots, defense without fouling, etc.

By: AMurawa

AMurawa — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:08:26 +0000

Mike.. I do like that proposal, the untimed ending to the game. But it is a drastic change. I’d like to see the early-season tournaments used as a means to try out rule changes like that one…

Perry, the problem with that is that in response to the game changing drastically in the last two minutes, you’re making rule changes to change the game drastically in the last two minutes. Does not compute. I have no problem with fouling/free throw shooting in the end-game scenario, because that is still a part of the game, so long as we can limit unnecessary stoppages as part of that.

By: perry

perry — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:22:21 +0000

What I hate is the fact that the last 2 minutes the game is almost a completely different sport. All strategies change and there is no flow.

Here’s my simple solution. The last 2 minutes of the game all fouls are 2 shots plus the ball regardless of how many fouls the team has. The idea the other 38 minutes is to play defense without fouling. Let’s keep with that during the last 2 minutes.

This may result in teams starting to foul earlier to keep it close but you know that at the 2 minute mark you better play true defense and be close in score. You also don’t want your best players to foul out so fouling earlier in the second half isn’t a good idea.

This may lead to changing the fouls required for the bonus but ultimately I think it will result in coaches reacting differently earlier in the game and result in closer games which is better for tv.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:21:42 +0000

Untimed, not untied. Sorry.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:20:36 +0000

Nicholas Patrick has written an interesting series on fixing the end of games by having an untied portion. It is a radical idea, sure to be met with a great deal of skepticism. The first time I read it, I thought it would never work but the more I thought about it, it solves many of the issues that plague the end of games.https://medium.com/the-cauldron/a-new-beginning-for-basketballs-end-721fa4a17145

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:59:55 +0000

Is something different done/emphasized during the NCAA tourney (as in media timeout length, in-game pace, etc.) because it feels to me like those games proceed much more efficiently.
It certainly could be because I’m more dialed in (and have options of changing stations) but I feel like I’ve noticed that the last few years.
Just wondering if there was anything legit to that feeling.

By: dave purvis

dave purvis — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:20:41 +0000

Could not agree more! Thank you for having the stones to write this! I run the scoreboard for a juco program and despise the last 3 minutes of any game…D1 is even worse! Speed it up PLEASE!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:08:07 +0000

since most of these guys want to Pro asap then change to a pro clock for them to get use to it.