A question for those of you who do both HS and college

[Mark Padgett]

Just curious as to whether you like the four quarters or two halves systems better and why.

[btaylor64]

I like two halves. There is not so much end of period stuff you have to deal with. But I don't mind 4 qtrs either.

[All_Heart]

I like the halves. It is basically 2 less timeouts and 2 less last second shots.

[mick]

Mark,
I like quarters better than halves, because of a built-in natural break, which can be used if you sense something needs to be fixed with regard to the game or the crew.

[zebraman]

Don't care either way.

[JRutledge]

Two more last second shot situations to deal with. I personally like the 2 halves a lot better. The game gets into a flow and you do not have these interruptions in the game that in my opinion are unnecessary.

Peace

[tomegun]

I don't think it really matters either way. Just like a fight - which is about to come on - either one can be a dud or a great game. Some college coaches will call all their timeouts so the breaks are about the same. Once the season begins, going to do a high school game goes really quick. A shorter court and 8 less minutes is a breeze.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Two more last second shot situations to deal with.

Unless you use a shot clock, right? Some places use a shot clock for high school. I think in NY, the girls actually use women's college rules, so they have shot clocks.

I guess if you use shot clocks, you'd have the extra last-second stuff either way -- halfs or quarters. So I guess never mind.

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Just curious as to whether you like the four quarters or two halves systems better and why.

I like the halves, it seem there is a better flow in the game.