Wisconsin Changes

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by jpgc99

To me this just seems like change for the sake of change, with no real purpose.

How about three fifteen-minute periods. To make extra money, the home team can sell advertising on the Zamboni.

[Rich]

Personally, I love it. Name one thing about this that is negative from an official's standpoint OTHER than playing 4 extra minutes per game.

[jpgc99]

Originally Posted by Rich

Personally, I love it. Name one thing about this that is negative from an official's standpoint OTHER than playing 4 extra minutes per game.

From an officiating perspective, I like it too. Mostly just because we essentially get rid of two timeouts. I just don't see any benefit to the game in general, and thus no reason for the state to make this change.

[Texas Aggie]

Playing quarters instead of halves in basketball at any level has never made sense. At least in the NBA, they have certain foul rules tied to the quarters. The presence of quarters means the game is harder to play and officiate. There are 4 potential last second shots to rule on, and 4 times to "play" for the last shot. The latter interrupts the normal flow of the game. Plus, in a game with either a good flow or a wide margin, there's likely no need for what would be the 3rd quarter TO.

I have had a game where we've had 3 buzzer beater shots. I think we got them all right, but at least 2 of them might have gone to replay if we were in a college game.

[ODog]

Originally Posted by Rich

Name one thing about this that is negative from an official's standpoint OTHER than playing 4 extra minutes per game.

Here are two: more fouls, more free throws.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Originally Posted by Rich

Personally, I love it. Name one thing about this that is negative from an official's standpoint OTHER than playing 4 extra minutes per game.

Sometimes when officiating small schools without depth, the middle of the first half often gets very disjointed. Kids could use the break but coaches seem wary of using their timeouts for this reason.