ESPN better change the way they stagger games

[Lawrinson14]

The usual two hour stagger between starts needs to be changed.

Take Big Monday for example. No way the 9 o'clock games start anywhere near on time with all these fouls being called. Gonna be a bunch of angry fans watching around the country, missing the ~first half of their team's games.

 

[2-3zone]

I agree 100%

All the games yesterday were around 2 hours and 20 minutes

 

[dasher]

I agree 100%

All the games yesterday were around 2 hours and 20 minutes

I think they think that once the players get the hang of it, the game will settle itself. If not, tv wil step in and demand that they change back. A 2 hour window is perfect for tv.

 

[PoppyHart]

The usual two hour stagger between starts needs to be changed.

Take Big Monday for example. No way the 9 o'clock games start anywhere near on time with all these fouls being called. Gonna be a bunch of angry fans watching around the country, missing the ~first half of their team's games.

If you learned anything from yesterday, it's that Apple TV is the universal cure. Fans merely have to turn on their trusty device and they can view the game in its entirety. Problem solved.

(Seriously though, I agree and was gonna point this out yesterday. It's unsustainable.)

 

[bballbeadle]

I agree 100%

All the games yesterday were around 2 hours and 20 minutes

I'm pretty sure our game lasted 8 hours.

 

[Alsacs]

They will start the late game on ESPNEWS if they run long. I would assume most people at home who have ESPN/ESPN2 will have ESPNEWS this will really only affect the people watching in hotels most likely. However, I like that college basketball is getting rid of this overboard physical play and players like Aaron Craft will foul out in 10 minutes now.