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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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It really makes perfect sense. No one really cares if the ball bounces away from a thrower or if a thrower deliberately wastes a couple of seconds when there is 7 minutes left in the 2nd quarter....those 2-3 seconds are irrelevant. However, if a team is up by 3 with 25 seconds to go, 2-3 seconds can make the difference. Stopping the clock on the make and resuming on the throwin completion simply eliminates the opportunity for a team to unfairly burn a few extra seconds when they really matter.