winner-within wrote:Flip wrote:http://bismarcktribune.com/sports/columnists/steve-thomas/one-more-time-seed-state-basketball-tournaments/article_23747c10-a647-11e2-8ca2-0019bb2963f4.htmlDuring the basketball season, Bismarck Demons basketball coach Steve Miller said something that has stuck with me.
Miller has coached BHS teams for 23 seasons, winning 505 games and capturing six state championships.
He also officiated games for many years. In that time he’s developed a clear preference for the 18-minute halves played in Class A basketball.
He said the old 8-minute quarters cast “unnecessary interruptions” into the game.
“I think the flow of the game is much different with the 18-minute halves,” he said at the time. “... More kids get a chance to play. You have to open your rotation more.”
Plus, halves cut the temptation to hold the ball for “the last shot” from four to two.
We all know, don’t we, that all too often the last shot turned into the final turnover.
A couple of good arguments made by Miller, no surprise here that winner made none of these.
... .....I'm staying nuts and bolts on this one
and yes I said the the ones grounded to the airport now get to fly
Couldn't you also take Miller's statement as exactly what has been mentioned on here? Of course, more kids get to play, they are forced too. Still doesn't take away from the fact that deeper teams will benefit. The unnecessary interruptions mentioned are often needed to keep a game within reach. I do agree, more kids will have to play to keep players fresh, but the discrepancy often used between class A and class B (players 3 - 8 ), would now come more into play in class B. Deeper teams prevail.