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Originally Posted by jdmara
Here we go...
I'm not going to get into this discussion full-bore (as it's OT from the OP and been discussed many times) but knowing how many fouls each player has allows me to manage the game better. For instance, if I know that #43 just picked up his 3rd foul in the beginning of the 2nd quarter or his 4th in the beginning of the 4th quarter, I will be expecting the coach to substitute that player out. Therefore, I might wait an extra split-second to put the ball in play to allow the coach the time to get someone to the table. If they don't, then I continue as normal.
It's the same reason I put additional focus on looking towards the coach(es) (if I'm opposite the bench) during a close game to see if they are requesting a timeout (after a made shot, turnover, etc). I want to use my knowledge of the game to be prepared for what situations might come about. I don't like to say that I anticipate what the coach may or may not do but knowing what might happen is always helpful.
Did I dodge the bait, Mark?
-Josh
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Josh,
I can see your thinking concerning coaches bringing in subs for those in foul trouble. I can also see the idea of coaches subbing in players that are better at scoring than those currently on the court.
I noticed that this weekend that the coaches would look up at the scoreboard, notice the player fouls & points & they would make more informed decisions on who they'd sub in.
Concerning the costs of the scoreboards I see the point.
I found out thanks to the AD that asked me if I was still wanting to work the tournament, that all the schools in that league use Daktronics scoreboards that have the same capabilities as those that were in use this past weekend.
At CHS, the scoreboard being used is an All-American Scoreboard that only shows the time, score, team fouls, & the most current player & how many fouls they have.
On the All-American Scoreboard, we have to continually add to the total manually. The Daktronics scoreboards in use this past weekend, automatically added both the player fouls & team fouls in for us after pressing the corresponding buttons.
Also the All-American Scoreboard in use at CHS has a time out timer that if it's used during the game, freezes the scoreboard until the timer reaches 0 nor are the warning horns automatically sounded. (For time outs & intermissions we have to use a stopwatch)
The Daktronics scoreboards we used had the Time Out & Intermission timers as well as the time outs left listed on the scoreboard. The time out timer would count down & at 15 sec. left in the time out would automatically sound the warning horn. The same would happen at the end of the time-out. However, if the teams were ready to start play earlier we could cancel the time out timer easily & continue play.