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Originally Posted by btaylor64
i believe the fault for this time problem is placed on the NFHS. They should allow for the clock to stop under 1 min. in the last period
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I personally do not like changing the rules of the game, based on the amount of time in the game. Why should we change the game simply because we're under a minute? Is the 5 seconds between 00:59 and 00:54 of the fourth quarter any more valuable than the 5 seconds between 1:59 and 1:54; or than the last 5 seconds of the 2nd quarter?
There was a suggestion for a rule change in the last year or two about making the second foul in the last 2 minutes of the game automatically a 1-and-1, even if it was only the 3rd team foul of the half. I understand the rationale (the trailing team is just going to keep fouling until they hit 7 anyway), but I basically dislike changing the rules of the game based solely on the time remaining. It seems too arbitrary to me.