There are a couple reasons I enjoy working halves instead of quarters. First, there are generally two fewer TO's taken during the game. Since there's no "mandatory" TO at the 8:00 mark, if you're in a good flow, it just continues. In MA, we make up for that by giving each team one extra TO per game. But a coach rarely uses all his TOs and it's even rarer for
both coaches to use all their TOs. So, in almost every game, it cuts down on the TO stoppages.
Second, it eliminates two "last second shot" situations from every game. Not that it's a huge issue in the sport, but you don't have to communicate who has the last shot every 8 minutes. Removes two chances for error from the game.
I guess that's about it. Other than, of course, it's just what I'm used to now.
Chuck