NBA Votes to Reduce Number of Timeouts Per Game

[SpurPadre]

so maybe pop can stop calling timeouts when the other team starts the 3rd quarter on a 2-0 run

Or to bench the entire A team in a playoff game as soon as they're down 10 to start the 3rd. That said, I don't like this rule change as it hurts older teams like us with less breaks.

[Snaq O'Meal]

But then sit on his hands when the Worriers go on their 25-2 bull runs

Poop had no ing clue on what to adjust during those runs, hence no timeouts. "Pounding the rock" has always been his favorite excuse for sitting on his hands.

[phxspurfan]

Agreed. There are enough timeouts with TV tiemouts at 6:00 and 2:00 left anyway. Plus those 20 second timeouts are like full timeouts once TV and their commercials get involved.

[TD 21]

Length and late and close situations didn't really bother me until the past 2 seasons. Even then, don't get why the NFL, which has longer games to begin with and is similar when late and close, gets a free pass. Guessing because the masses have been brainwashed into thinking its rocket science, so it's just accepted.

Needed changes, but ironic that the league that has the shortest games, is the one most consumed with condensing them.

Why would they add manditory timeouts under 7 and 3 minutes?

You mean 6 and 3 and they didn't just add them. They're TV timeouts and will never be done away with entirely (I'm surprised they got rid of the under 9's) because of the money their sponsors pay for running their advertisements during them.

Mandatory or not, some timeouts are necessary for rest purposes too.

[dbestpro]

Might as well play by allstar or playground rules. Defense and strategy are dead in the NBA.

[dylankerouac]

Did anyone mention a statistic about how many timeouts teams were using on average?

[TheGreatYacht]

Poop had no ing clue on what to adjust during those runs, hence no timeouts. "Pounding the rock" has always been his favorite excuse for sitting on his hands.

I want some nasty

Player A: That's nice, but what do we do about Livingston posting up Mills?

Figure it out. It's just basketball.

[Uriel]

Bad news for the Spurs. Fewer and shorter timeouts means less time to rest those old legs. Fewer timeouts in the final 3 minutes of the game also neutralizes our coaching advantage, with Pop being a master at drawing up end-of-game plays out of timeouts.

[TheGreatYacht]

Bad news for the Spurs. Fewer and shorter timeouts means less time to rest those old legs. Fewer timeouts in the final 3 minutes of the game also neutralizes our coaching advantage, with Pop being a master at drawing up end-of-game plays out of timeouts.

good one

[TimDunkem]

Bad news for the Spurs. Fewer and shorter timeouts means less time to rest those old legs. Fewer timeouts in the final 3 minutes of the game also neutralizes our coaching advantage, with Pop being a master at drawing up end-of-game plays out of timeouts.

Then maybe we should stop trotting out the AARP crew year after year?

[james evans]

Or to bench the entire A team in a playoff game as soon as they're down 10 to start the 3rd. That said, I don't like this rule change as it hurts older teams like us with less breaks.

get rid of those old ass player then and stop signing guys a couple years from retirement. Easy solution.