How would you do that tho? The other problem I can see with this is if it were like a 65-63 game after 3 and it took them like 25 minutes of on court play to score 24 or 26 points.That was great. Should make it so it can't end on a FT, though
Yes to bothThat was great. Should make it so it can't end on a FT, though
Nurse wants that 2-seed too, man.Brad Stevens is texting fuck off to Nurse for playing Kemba 43 minutes in the 4th qt when he had Butler and Young on the bench. Still cant believe Butler wasnt out there.
Both teams were playing G7 defense down the stretch. When this happens there are going to be fouls.Overall the gimmick worked. However the idea of the Elam ending is that it prevents the end of games from being foul-fests but tonight the last “minute” of the game took about 15 due to fouling.
Butler just returned from injury last game. I’d guess he had an agreed upon minutes restriction entering the game.Brad Stevens is texting fuck off to Nurse for playing Kemba 43 minutes in the 4th qt when he had Butler and Young on the bench. Still cant believe Butler wasnt out there.
Paul and Lowry were out there. They were coaching some. No reason not to go offense/defense.The coaches aren't really coaching. He was a starter. She he is a finisher.
Yep. Worked out nice for the scholarship kiddos too.That was fantastic. The NBA gets this sort of thing right way more than other leagues.
Which would mean that players could extend the game by intentionally fouling, so they'd do so..
Easy tweak I saw on Twitter for the FT ending thing: just have FTs subtract a point from the other team’s score.
Good point. Maybe you just have to live with the possible FT ending.Which would mean that players could extend the game by intentionally fouling, so they'd do so.
I didn’t mind the end of the game taking forever because both teams were going hard and were relatively evenly matched. I don’t like intentional foul fests but this was thoroughly enjoyableThe best resolution I have seen for the FT thing is that if you commit a defensive foul, you have to play the rest of the possession AND your next offensive possession down a man, like a power play in hockey.
The gimmick worked in that it made the players care which was tremendous. I don't think it really solved any issues with the end of games taking forever.
The issue isn’t that the end of games takes a long time; it’s that that time is spent fouling, taking timeouts to advance the ball, and shooting FTs. No one has a problem if it takes a bit longer because the leading team gets tight and can’t hit a shot—that’s just good drama.The best resolution I have seen for the FT thing is that if you commit a defensive foul, you have to play the rest of the possession AND your next offensive possession down a man, like a power play in hockey.
The gimmick worked in that it made the players care which was tremendous. I don't think it really solved any issues with the end of games taking forever.
Didn't know that. Probably might want Gobert out there on that last play.Butler just returned from injury last game. I’d guess he had an agreed upon minutes restriction entering the game.
Turns out Kemba was on a minutes restriction as well so yeah, Brad's probably pissed.Butler just returned from injury last game. I’d guess he had an agreed upon minutes restriction entering the game.
Gobert rotted on the bench with Embiid and Lowry playing the entire fourth quarter. Goofy coaching.Didn't know that. Probably might want Gobert out there on that last play.
How about free throws, with under 6 points to go, subtract points from the other team?One way to try to not have a FT end the game would be to have the first non-shooting foul in a final possession be a side out, with a new 24 second clock, and if a second non-shooting foul was committed, then a FT can win it.
I loved this format. It would be interesting to see it implemented in the regular season. It makes every single fourth quarter possession important, as well as the ones at the end of the third.
It was probably not a good idea for the blue team to play the final quarter with only one player willing to take an outside shot.
I think you mean the Red team. A big reason Kemba was out there was due to spacing, with Giannis, Embiid and Siakam on the floor they pretty much had to have Kemba and Lowry out there, especially if Butler couldn't really play. Trae is too much of a defensive liability.One way to try to not have a FT end the game would be to have the first non-shooting foul in a final possession be a side out, with a new 24 second clock, and if a second non-shooting foul was committed, then a FT can win it.
I loved this format. It would be interesting to see it implemented in the regular season. It makes every single fourth quarter possession important, as well as the ones at the end of the third.
It was probably not a good idea for the blue team to play the final quarter with only one player willing to take an outside shot.
Then you can just keep extending the game forever by fouling. Sadly, the best solution is to let the game end on a FT. It happens now sometimes too.How about free throws, with under 6 points to go, subtract points from the other team?
You need to hit both, not just one, to get the final point might work.Then you can just keep extending the game forever by fouling. Sadly, the best solution is to let the game end on a FT. It happens now sometimes too.
And if they need 3 and get a 2 plus 1? Nothing works.You need to hit both, not just one, to get the final point might work.
Weren’t they two of Team G’s most effective players though? Lowry took two key charges and gave them someone to matchup with Kemba while Team B couldn’t contain Embiid offensively in the paint. It wasn’t like there wasn’t a strategy behind it. In the end we are forgetting one important fact......it’s an exhibition game. It was fun even if it ended on a FT off an intentional takedown. Had it ended on an uncontested Davis dunk would that really have changed anything?Gobert rotted on the bench with Embiid and Lowry playing the entire fourth quarter. Goofy coaching.
Any potential game-winning free throw attempt is replaced by a one-on-one possession with each team choosing their representative and 10 seconds on the shot clock.And if they need 3 and get a 2 plus 1? Nothing works.
I had a friend we grew up with. On a Vegas trip in our 20's he managed to engage the 8 of us in a heavy drunken debate in the Stardust Sport & Race Book about how he couldn't ever date Cindy Crawford because of her mole. Nice flashback just now LOL!!Having thought about it, I feel like we're making wayyyy too much out of the "ending on a FT" thing. There was pretty good drama after AD missed the first FT, and some very memorable NBA moments have involved missed FTs (Nick Anderson).
We're losing sight of the fact that they made the All-Star game intense, without it feeling gimmicky. That's crazy. Worrying about the FT thing is like complaining about the mole on a supermodel.
Yeah, I don't care who wins. I thought that Embiid was fine offensively and Lowry good defensely. I just wanted to see more players, particularly when the rim was pretty unprotected during the Blue comeback. I expected to see Gobert for that and someone fresher than Lowry for a bit. Riding anyone besides LBJ and Giannis with a bench of all stars--just found it odd. Kemba seemed to get too much run too.Weren’t they two of Team G’s most effective players though? Lowry took two key charges and gave them someone to matchup with Kemba while Team B couldn’t contain Embiid offensively in the paint. It wasn’t like there wasn’t a strategy behind it. In the end we are forgetting one important fact......it’s an exhibition game. It was fun even if it ended on a FT off an intentional takedown. Had it ended on an uncontested Davis dunk would that really have changed anything?
The officials were really letting them play physical in the paint. They would only blow the whistle on obvious fouls or clear blocking fouls when the offensive player had gained a clear advantage prior to contact. They seemed to understand the situation well but like you said you cannot let Lowry's takedown go.I had no issue with it ending on a FT. But I think that’s because the foul was very obviously a foul. What would concern me is a typically bad NBA foul call. In that case, the official is really just deciding the game. Maybe all fouls that could lead to the end of the game get an automatic review?
It’s also pretty hilarious that the guy Nurse rode the hardest to try and win an exhibition game was Kyle Lowry. Of course, that’s exactly what he’s been doing all regular season too.Weren’t they two of Team G’s most effective players though? Lowry took two key charges and gave them someone to matchup with Kemba while Team B couldn’t contain Embiid offensively in the paint. It wasn’t like there wasn’t a strategy behind it. In the end we are forgetting one important fact......it’s an exhibition game. It was fun even if it ended on a FT off an intentional takedown. Had it ended on an uncontested Davis dunk would that really have changed anything?
But if it's a target score and the other team is down by like 6 points, what does that do?One possibility is that if the game would end on a FT, the other team gets a final offensive possession.
So if you're guarding a post player who's better than you, and the entry pass comes in for a bucket that could win it, you're going to foul the ever-loving fuck out of him rather than let him back you down or put up a hook to win it. That's going to further incent someone to foul, rather than increase the opportunity for there to be a game-winning basket, because they know they won't get another shot at it if they let it in.One way to try to not have a FT end the game would be to have the first non-shooting foul in a final possession be a side out, with a new 24 second clock, and if a second non-shooting foul was committed, then a FT can win it.