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NCAA Women's BKB @NCAAWomensBKB · May 13
#WBBRules committee is meeting in Indianapolis. A major topic of discussion is changing play from 20-minute halves to 10-minute quarters.
NCAA Women's BKB @NCAAWomensBKB · May 14
#WBBRules committee rationale for changing timing to quarters: -Fewer bonus FT stoppages -Fewer media TOs -Aligns timing with other levels
More changes are needed but I like this idea.
Interesting that the response on twitter was negative mostly because people don't understand the advantages of quarters over halves. Sally Jenkins wrongly suggests that quarters would make the game slower
Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx May 13
@NCAAWomensBKB Oh for God’s sake. The game doesn’t need to be SLOWER.
She's wrong. FIBA uses quarters and no one has accused FIBA games of being too slow. In fact, international games take less time to complete than college games. As mentioned in the second tweet, there would be fewer not more stoppages of play. Team fouls would reset with each quarter resulting in fewer FTs on common fouls.
Most basketball analysts/experts who are out there recommending changes in the college game mention quarters over halves. Both Geno and Jay Bilas agree it needs to happen.
#WBBRules committee is meeting in Indianapolis. A major topic of discussion is changing play from 20-minute halves to 10-minute quarters.
NCAA Women's BKB @NCAAWomensBKB · May 14
#WBBRules committee rationale for changing timing to quarters: -Fewer bonus FT stoppages -Fewer media TOs -Aligns timing with other levels
More changes are needed but I like this idea.
Interesting that the response on twitter was negative mostly because people don't understand the advantages of quarters over halves. Sally Jenkins wrongly suggests that quarters would make the game slower
Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx May 13
@NCAAWomensBKB Oh for God’s sake. The game doesn’t need to be SLOWER.
She's wrong. FIBA uses quarters and no one has accused FIBA games of being too slow. In fact, international games take less time to complete than college games. As mentioned in the second tweet, there would be fewer not more stoppages of play. Team fouls would reset with each quarter resulting in fewer FTs on common fouls.
Most basketball analysts/experts who are out there recommending changes in the college game mention quarters over halves. Both Geno and Jay Bilas agree it needs to happen.