3 crew-v- 2 crew

[AKOFL]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Ouch!

But, sadly, true in many cases!

An arguement could be made both ways. I've seen 2 crew that needed a third. All things being equal (great 2 crew vs great 3 crew) Do we really think the 2 crew would do a "better job". AKA "miss less action"

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by AKOFL

..... AKA "miss less action"

That is precisely the reason why the NBA started 3-man. The 2 official crews were missing plays away from the ball. It wasn't so much missing plays as it was missing rough play and non basketball plays. Go back and look at the old Lakers-Celtics games, or Knicks-76ers.

There are games that definitely require 3 person crews, but there are still plenty of games that are more than adequately covered using 2 person crews.