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What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 11:57:13 AM  Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?   Stick with two halves Go to four quarters   Please Register or Login to Vote   Show Results I read columns by various folks on college hoops, including Seth Davis. I don't always like him, but I like his article here, and agree with his opinion on the debate of moving to four quarters. I don't see the value in making the change to quarters, despite the fact that high schools and the NBA both play four quarters. With the talk about Bracketology coming, the NIT will be experimenting with quarters. What do fellow BA'ers think? http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/12/05/rules-cha... Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 12:16:31 PM  Don't really see the point. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,364 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 1:02:40 PM  It seems the main issue driving this is the parade to the free throw line at the end of each half slowing down the game. Instead of mucking up the game by going to quarters (which works against the flow), raise the number of fouls before a team gets the bonus. Make it something like 8 or 9 for the bonus and 12 for the double bonus. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,370 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 1:12:17 PM  Pataskala wrote: It seems the main issue driving this is the parade to the free throw line at the end of each half slowing down the game. Instead of mucking up the game by going to quarters (which works against the flow), raise the number of fouls before a team gets the bonus. Make it something like 8 or 9 for the bonus and 12 for the double bonus. How frequent is this "parade to the free throw line" though? I've watching plenty of games where a team doesn't get to the bonus until the last 3-4 minutes, much less the double bonus. I wish I could find some stats on that. Last Edited: 2/13/2017 8:16:55 PM by OU_Country Back to Top jh25 General User Member Since: 1/17/2016 Post Count: 143 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 10:15:07 PM  Pataskala wrote: It seems the main issue driving this is the parade to the free throw line at the end of each half slowing down the game. Instead of mucking up the game by going to quarters (which works against the flow), raise the number of fouls before a team gets the bonus. Make it something like 8 or 9 for the bonus and 12 for the double bonus. I like the four quarters setup with the women's game, but I do agree with the fouls mark. Sometimes it does seem like a foul shot parade (especially since MAC refs call everything). I miss the 1-and-1 situations instead of the current five team fouls and you shoot two free throws. I'd be interested to see how the men's game would be with the women's format. Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,155 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 10:35:39 PM  If the number of fouls to get to the bonus is increased, I'm concerned that it will make the game more physical. I don't see the benefits of moving to four quarters. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,754 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/13/2017 10:55:44 PM  Jeff McKinney wrote: If the number of fouls to get to the bonus is increased, I'm concerned that it will make the game more physical. I don't see the benefits of moving to four quarters. I agree. I really don't get this enchantment that some seen to have with making this change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,370 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/14/2017 11:59:23 AM  OhioCatFan wrote: Jeff McKinney wrote: If the number of fouls to get to the bonus is increased, I'm concerned that it will make the game more physical. I don't see the benefits of moving to four quarters. I agree. I really don't get this enchantment that some seen to have with making this change. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm in agreement here - it ain't broke. Also, worthy of consideration is this idea: Two halves make the college game unique from the NBA. Some of us, myself included, like the fact that the college game is noticeably different from the NBA in some ways. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/14/2017 1:37:36 PM  Jeff McKinney wrote: If the number of fouls to get to the bonus is increased, I'm concerned that it will make the game more physical. Agreed. Remember the years the Big East went to 6 fouls? It became way too physical. It also made it difficult on the league in the tournament because it was hard to adjust back to 5 fouls. I don't think they had final four team in any of the three years (I think it was three years) they used it. Back to Top RSBobcat General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,437 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/14/2017 6:55:29 PM  Stick with halves 3 game breaks and I'll eat too much popcorn.... RS Bobcat Back to Top stub General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 996 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/14/2017 11:25:42 PM  Everyone else now plays quarters - men and women pros, international, college women, high school. Why is that? Not sure where I stand on this. Last Edited: 2/14/2017 11:26:51 PM by stub Back to Top OhioStunter General User Member Since: 2/18/2005 Location: Chicago Post Count: 2,516 Status: Offline     RE: Four Quarters vs Two Halves? What's your take?    Posted: 2/15/2017 12:37:56 AM  Go completely rogue and move to three 13:33 periods. Advantage? Twice the Viking Magic halftime shows. 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