All teams bring it in this tournament. Single elimination means anything can happen. It will be a good game
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That...is exactly what we were worried about. We have zero control over times for games. We wish the games were earlier in the day, but they are on prime times to catch the television to watch!
The beauty of retirement - times don't matter. We'll be there!
For everyone talking about game schedules, we are playing both late games. 9:40 EDT and if we win, 6:00 EDT the next day. We will not be playing any noon games
I found this really interesting. I have never seen this played as such, but I think it really sounds interesting. It makes me even more interested in the tournament now. It appears they are going to use the Elam Ending for all their tourney games. More info on the link below.
https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbts-jamboree-feature-elam-ending
https://www.thetournament.com/news/tbts-jamboree-feature-elam-ending
Can we get a Cliff Notes version of it? What is it, turn off the clock and just count possessions?
Nevermind, I found it:
Seven points in 4 minutes? While the idea is to make the last few minutes of games not stretch out for ridiculously long times, this will make the last 4 minutes of most big 10 games like a whole second game.
Count me as one that absolutely loves the Elam ending. Buzzer beaters are great but 95+ percent of games end in fouling and it honestly to me ruins basketball
Zach Lowe of ESPN just did an in depth article on the Elam Ending with the pro's and cons. The NBA is going to be watching to see if elements could be used for their end of game issues. The change is thought to be to radical to be used but they are evaluating.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23825970/zach-lowe-basketball-tournament-nba-crunch
I love it. Think of all the times we've missed the first few minutes of a televised game due to the previous game running long. That alone is a good enough reason for me to get behind the concept!
It’s only going to be in the playin games. Iowa should see it but we wont
Interesting concept but I would hate to lose the: last second shot - hornnnnnn - crowd eruption buzzer beater sequence in March.
I think you'll actually get more crowd eruptions with this concept. Think of all the close games that will come down to both teams within 3 points of the winning score, and whoever scores that winning shot will result in a huge celebration. The intensity for those last few minutes will be amped up considerably in a lot of games, compared to the long drawn-out fouling scenarios that take the life out of games at the end today.
