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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Officials who want to keep the game played in quarters because they like the break to regroup (and to suck on the oxygen tank that the EMT has at the end of the bench) are old geezer. Wait, I resemble that remark. LOL

MTD, Sr.

P.S. Of course I have a youngin' to carry me up and down the court. LOL

Add a timeout and you will be fine.

The game actually flows better with the two halves if you ask me.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Add a timeout and you will be fine.

The game actually flows better with the two halves if you ask me.

Peace

Put a required 60-second official's timeout at the first stoppage under 9 minutes (18 minute halves) or 8 minutes (16 minute halves).

I just want to eliminate 2 more last second shots -- many times a team will hold the ball the last :45 to 1:00 looking for the "last shot." Then someone launches themselves into a defender from 30 feet out and everyone looks for a foul.

The game, to me, flows better without quarter breaks.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Add a timeout and you will be fine.

The game actually flows better with the two halves if you ask me.

Peace

Rut:

You and I have officiated far more games than we care to admit to under both timing periods. I agree with you that games played in halves have a greater possiblity to have more flow, but college games that are played under electronic broadcast rules are really no better than games played in quaters.

On a side note: The first time and only time I officiated an electronic broadcast game was the Polish National Men's Team vs. Cleveand State Univ. in Nov. 1993. Three days later I was back to officiating women's D-III, but I was looking for those broadcast TO's, .

MTD, Sr.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Add a timeout and you will be fine.

The game actually flows better with the two halves if you ask me.

Peace

I agree with both of these points...Game is shorter if time outs are not used....Game is same length if they are.....