We like to think that sporting events are all about the 'better team' winning, but the reality especially in single elimination tournaments is that a huge part of winning is 'luck'. Best of five or seven series are much better at answering who is the 'best', but they remain somewhat dependent on chance, too.
Be interesting to see basketball go to free throw shooting at the end of two OTs - one shot for each of the five players on the court at the buzzer with a second round sudden death if it is tied after five!
Continuing to play soccer or football or basketball as players becoming exhausted (or foul out) isn't really determining the better team any more than penalty kicks.
Continuing to play after regulation as players become exhausted would certainly show team depth, the ability for players to conserve their energy during the game (also the ability teams have to make precise passes during the game that uses less energy), and the ability to play through exhaustion. Not to mention team fitness, how they hydrated before the game, etc. That is all part of being a "team". After regulation where there is little to choose between two teams, what other measurement or metrics are their to prove superiority?
And having a FT contest after OT"s? C'mon Uc. I expected better from you. That would be as relevant as having a TD celebration competition after OT. I'm certain some fans would love it, call it "The most exciting event in sports", and it would save us from the drudgery of more football. But what has any of this to do with the game and sport of competition? It all just sounds like superficiality. The easy way out.
, KFTM are very similar to PKs. It's pretty related to soccer.
