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Originally Posted by refiator
I don't understand why anyone would want to institute a rule such as stopping the clock in the last minute. Why change the rules for only a portion of a game? If that's the case, how about no traveling in the first quarter, only call fouls of someone hits the floor, and instant reply on all double whistles. Call me a purist, but I don't see why the last minute...2 minutes....8 minutes...whatever...needs to be treated any differently form the rest of the game. The NBA is ruining the game of basketball.
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To be fair, every major rules code of basketball except for NFHS basketball has the clock stop after a field goal under a certain time limit (NBA-final minute of 1-3 quarters and final two minutes of 4th/OT(s). NCAA-final minute of 2nd half/OT(s). FIBA-final two minutes of 4th/OT(s)). Not sure how this is the NBA "ruining the game of basketball." Obviously, the powers that be under different organizations don't think so.
And it's not like other sports don't have different timing rules for different periods...think the NFL and NCAA football.