Was flicking channels and stopped on the women's tournament just now.
Their timing rules are better than the men, I think. Four 10-minute quarters. One media timeout under 5, and the first called time out is always an extended each quarter. Two free throws on the 5th foul in the quarter, and they reset each quarter except for overtime.
I like it better. I think 5 minute chunks are better than 4 minute chunks in terms of flow and watchability. And anything that gets rid of the one and one is good. (It's unduly punitive -- or conversely not an adequate reward -- with where the three-point arc is and the prevalence of three point shooting.) The one thing I'm neutral about is adding two additional buzzer-beater scenarios during the game and needing to go to alternating possession twice to deal with the restart. But it works for the NBA, and I think it encourages coaching strategy, by having teams make decisions about the 2 for 1. It's not clear to me whether the clock is supposed to stop on a made basket in the last minute of each quarter. If I were boss, it would.
Their timing rules are better than the men, I think. Four 10-minute quarters. One media timeout under 5, and the first called time out is always an extended each quarter. Two free throws on the 5th foul in the quarter, and they reset each quarter except for overtime.
I like it better. I think 5 minute chunks are better than 4 minute chunks in terms of flow and watchability. And anything that gets rid of the one and one is good. (It's unduly punitive -- or conversely not an adequate reward -- with where the three-point arc is and the prevalence of three point shooting.) The one thing I'm neutral about is adding two additional buzzer-beater scenarios during the game and needing to go to alternating possession twice to deal with the restart. But it works for the NBA, and I think it encourages coaching strategy, by having teams make decisions about the 2 for 1. It's not clear to me whether the clock is supposed to stop on a made basket in the last minute of each quarter. If I were boss, it would.