Nobody wants to spend 2.5 hours at a regulation NCAAB game

[willie99]

We just don't

Officiating continues to be incompetent

 

[Fishy]

No, you’re right.

Not sure what the solution is - the reviews have got to change, though.

If you did not see a flagrant clear enough to call it, skip the review.

Maybe just review the ones you do call.

 

[Devland]

No, you’re right.

Not sure what the solution is - the reviews have got to change, though.

If you did not see a flagrant clear enough to call it, skip the review.

Maybe just review the ones you do call.

They had money on the Illinois-Indiana game and went to the monitor to get an update.

 

[Steve85]

They had money on the Illinois-Indiana game and went to the monitor to get an update.

I would argue, based on the inconsistent whistle in the last 5 minutes or so, that our refs had money on Hall and the 10-11 pts. so they succeeded. suspend the 3 of them and check their venmos/PayPal’s/and equivalents!

 

[Fishy]

I would argue, based on the inconsistent whistle in the last 5 minutes or so, that our refs had money on Hall and the 10-11 pts. so they succeeded. suspend the 3 of them and check their venmos/PayPal’s/and equivalents!

I thought the calls went SHU’s way for like 30 minutes and then our way for like 10.

I think Sanogo and Hawkins have their own rule book - you can put your hands all over both but if they extend their hands at all, they get whistled

 

[RichZ]

And what's with all the jump ball calls this year? Get a rebound cleanly, 2 hands on the ball, and an opponent grabs your wrist or elbow, and it's a jump ball? Seems to happen 3 or 4 times a game these days.

 

[spudzj6]

It doesn't help when Holloway is allowed to chat up refs for 10 minutes after every ball stoppage.

 

[willie99]

It doesn't help when Holloway is allowed to chat up refs for 10 minutes after every ball stoppage.

From where I was sitting, Holloway was playing defense, taking away 10% of the court

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

No, you’re right.

Not sure what the solution is - the reviews have got to change, though.

If you did not see a flagrant clear enough to call it, skip the review.

Maybe just review the ones you do call.

How do reviews take so long? Like they show the review and I can tell in 5 seconds

 

[RichCTBB]

How do reviews take so long? Like they show the review and I can tell in 5 seconds

They shouldn’t have a time limit on reviews if they don’t already

 

[XLCenterFan]

I agree that the officiating has to get better, but there's nowhere I'd rather be than XL/Gampel for 2.5 or 3 hours. Bad thread title.

 

[willie99]

I agree that the officiating has to get better, but there's nowhere I'd rather be than XL/Gampel for 2.5 or 3 hours. Bad thread title.

If it's 2.5 hours in regulation time, what you're watching is fouls, free throws, reviews and officials huddling. You're not watching a free flowing game with rhythm

Unfortunately, a better game to watch is 2 hours or less.

A six OT game in MSG is a different story

 

[Sky ball]

The biggest issue the the 2 hour time slot on TV. Your game on TV after previous game is finished 4-5 min into the game.

 

[NoSpamHere]

I’d love to see the Men’s game move to 4 quarters with adjusted timeouts. It’s really sped up the Women’s game.

 

[gampelcrazies]

I’d love to see the Men’s game move to 4 quarters with adjusted timeouts. It’s really sped up the Women’s game.

I see this brought up a lot but don't really see how this fixes anything

 

[navery12]

I see this brought up a lot but don't really see how this fixes anything

2 less media timeouts per game probably shaves 5 minutes off. Maybe less FTs too since it resets every quarter, though I'm not sure what the data would say on that

 

[ucp990411]

It doesn't help when Holloway is allowed to chat up refs for 10 minutes after every ball stoppage.

And spend half the game coaching from half court

 

[Dogdeacon]

Re: quarters. Agree how does adding two mandatory stoppages speed up a game? Advertisers aren’t ever giving up time. So adding an extra two buzzers would decrease flow within most games.

 

[NoSpamHere]

Anecdotally it seems the change has cut 10 minutes or so from the Women’s games. Less timeouts, with adjusted breaks for TV, as well as 5 fouls and no “1 and 1s” really seem to help the flow.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

The 1 and 1 is antiquated

 

[Steve UConn72]

Heck, I'm old enough to remember when the NBA had 3-to-make-2 and 2-to-make-1 free throws.

Also, most women's games seem to end in under 2 hours, which gives them time to interview a player and/or coach after the game.

 

[ucp990411]

It would be more enjoyable if they toned down the music during the stoppages.

 

[Dogdeacon]

They aren’t (would never) giving up commercials in the men’s games. When has the nc2a ever made a decision that reduces revenue?!

 

[Husky25]

I watch about 85% of the season off my Dad Video Recorder. I swear I was looking for a fast forward button during the 1st media TO (which have ballooned from 2 minutes to 3 1/2) vs. Marquette, as even if I watch a game live, I can still rewind, pause, and catch up. Cell service at the XL Center was awful too, so I couldn't catch up on texts or emails. Going to the bathroom in that old barn at halftime is a fools errand as well.

We'll see if Gampel is any better tonight. I'll at least have a couple more pops in me (due to my environment), than I did at the Marquette game.

The in-arena atmosphere is second to none, but the overall affair has fallen far behind the at-home experience in virtually every single other aspect.

As far as gameflow is concerned, I never believed I would long for an officiating crew of Ted Valentine, Jim Burr, and Tim Higgins. Yet here we are.