End of MN 4A Semi-final

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Deadspin has it:
Four-Overtime Minnesota State Semifinal Ends On 60-Foot Buzzer-Beater

And now I think it's entirely possible that this game will bring out another push to institute a shot clock in MN. Hopkins played stall-ball for a fair amount of the second half and the overtime periods. The final OT consisted of Hopkins winning the jump ball, followed by 3:40ish of one player standing near the midcourt line holding the ball, a timeout, a drive with a missed shot, a timeout, another missed shot, another timeout, and then the final buzzer-beater.

The thing I don't get about those complaining about stall ball is that it takes two teams for it to actually work.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Welpe

The thing I don't get about those complaining about stall ball is that it takes two teams for it to actually work.

Since the coaches (with the R's approval in Varsity games) are allowed to shorten the contest, why not just have a mechanic where the R looks at each bench, the coach holds up the number of minutes s/he wants left in the game, the R takes the higher number and signals the scorer who changes the clock on the fly and off we go.

no need to stand around for three minutes in OT -- just set the clock to one minute and play.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

why not just have a mechanic where the R looks at each bench, the coach holds up the number of minutes s/he wants left in the game, the R takes the higher number and signals the scorer who changes the clock on the fly and off we go.

Cuz taking time off the clock isn't the only thing they are trying to do by stalling.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Cuz taking time off the clock isn't the only thing they are trying to do by stalling.

In which case the coach hold up however many fingers for the minutes left in the game (or shakes his/her head "no") and we just keep playing.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

In which case the coach hold up however many fingers for the minutes left in the game (or shakes his/her head "no") and we just keep playing.

I see your point but I think a running clock could serve this consensual purpose just as well, if not better.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I see your point but I think a running clock could serve this consensual purpose just as well, if not better.

The clock is running while the team is stalling.