Sudden Death

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

I also remember another game where Team A scored a back to go up two...

How do you score a "back"?

[JugglingReferee]

I've been in rec games were a form of sudden death was used, but it was always the first 5 points scored. Winning on a free throw is cheesy, as is the first basket. Just my 2 cents.

5 points is 2 possessions at minimum (save an INT on a made trey). If time is a concern, try 4 or 5 points and 2 minutes on the clock - and whichever comes first will declare the winner.

[bainsey]

Sudden death in the off-season is fine. The message is, winning this game isn't that damn important. The workout is. Let's just break the tie and be done with it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Sudden death in the off-season is fine. The message is, winning this game isn't that damn important. The workout is. Let's just break the tie and be done with it.

I had a couple of sudden death games last summer. One ended with a FT and the other ended with a jumper. Both were rather anti-climactic, but it's summer ball where staying on the schedule is more important.

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

How do you score a "back"?

They scored a basket to go back up 2. For that type, I'll take away my coaching box for the rest of the night.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

They scored a basket to go back up 2. For that type, I'll take away my coaching box for the rest of the night.

For that type what?