Women's Game Changes to Quarters Should Men's Follow?

[gwhuskyfan]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...ll-rules-committee-tournament-quarters-halves

Interesting write-up here. I can't stand the amount of media timeouts, and think going to quarters might not be the worst idea. Thoughts?

 

[whaler11]

LOL at the only competition with halves. Um soccer Mike?

 

[CTBasketball]

LOL at the only competition with halves. Um soccer Mike?

Baseball has 1/2 innings

 

[upstater]

So, timeout at the 10th minute, instead of the 12th.

It's a meaningless change, but the main thing I don't like about it is having an extra situation with time winding down. Not needed. Just let the game flow.

 

[4in16]

Guarantee this confuses the hell out of the fans at the women's games this year when they first see 10 minutes on the clock to start the game.

 

[mets1090]

So, timeout at the 10th minute, instead of the 12th.

It's a meaningless change, but the main thing I don't like about it is having an extra situation with time winding down. Not needed. Just let the game flow.

Well instead of 4/8/12/16 (minutes in) it would just be 5 minutes in to each quarter. Currently we have 8, the change would knock that down to 6. I'd rather have 6 breaks with the quarter break being 30 seconds longer and halftime being 2 minutes longer than the current setup.

 

[uchusky32]

I rather go to 3 periods and allow checking.

 

[mcs333]

I like it. It follows the WNBA. The men will follow in a few years just like the 30 sec. shot clock.

 

[Kembacity]

Guarantee this confuses the hell out of the fans at the women's games this year when they first see 10 minutes on the clock to start the game.

Think there will be a lot of people leaving women's games at the half?

"It's over already!? boy my dementia is really getting bad"

 

[sammydabiz]

... always thought Women's Bball should have periods instead of quarters

 

[Chuck]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...ll-rules-committee-tournament-quarters-halves

Interesting write-up here. I can't stand the amount of media timeouts, and think going to quarters might not be the worst idea. Thoughts?

I'm partial to beer pong. Quarters is so 1990.

 

[joober jones]

Didn't we already try this once, only with an experimental 40 second shot clock added in?

 

[DALTX]

Seems designed for our opponents: "we may not win this game, but let's try to win the 2nd/3rd/4th quarter"