OT- how long before MBB follows WBB's lead and goes 4 10 minute Quarters?

[Alsacs]

I watched the UMD-SU WBB game on BTN replay and love the new 4 Quarters in the game. WBB had the 30 second shot clock first and finally the MBB followed suit this year.

I love the fact that the game resembles how it is played in every league around the world. I hope the men's game follow suit soon. 4 10 quarters, 5 fouls per quarter before the penalty. 30 second shot clock.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Doubt it.

After all the steps they took to speed the game up, it wouldn't make any sense to add another artificial stoppage of play at the 10:00 mark every half.

16:00, 12:00, 8:00 and 4:00 media timeouts are enough.

 

[Alsacs]

If they went 4 ten minute quarters. They would have 2 stops per quarter. Under 5 and end of quarter. That would be 8 media timeouts per game.

Under 16, 12, 8, 4 timeouts each half would be 8 per game as well.

I think the move is going to eventually happen.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

16
12
8
4
Half
16
12
8
4

vs

5
End of 1st Qtr
5
Half
5
End of 3rd Qtr
5

8 media stoppages (or 9 if you count halftime) vs 6 stoppages (or 7 if you count halftime) if you switch from 4 minute intervals to 5 minute intervals. Which means longer commercials to get the same amount of ad time in.

If you change the stoppages from 4 minutes to 5 minutes, we would need a bigger bench.

 

[MikeSU02]

If they want college basketball to appeal to kids that are destined for the NBA, they should adopt as many NBA rules as possible.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Why not do Eighths?

5 minute eighths would be AWESOME!! Or not. Just like quarters would not.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Why not do Eighths?

5 minute eighths would be AWESOME!! Or not. Just like quarters would not.

We could do ninths.

Oh wait, that's baseball.

 

[Delmar]

Alsacs, I think this is a long way off, if it ever happens. I've never heard a conversation about this before. Previous posts are right that it is driven by cable advertising dollars. When it becomes more profitable, then it will happen.

 

[Orangemen]

They did this in early season games sometime in the last 10-15 years.

Never went anywhere after that. Maybe if it's a success in the women's game it could get traction again.