looks like a long needed change - I'm tired of travelling being the last item in the play by play

03/09/2011

• Reduced the number of time-outs called in a short time span at the very end of games.
• Further improved logic on outcomes of last second possessions, to include fewer turnovers/fouls at the end of the game.

great, another reduction to FTA...

Is there an increase in the "smart fouls"?  (When you have a foul to give so you take a non-shooting foul with 5 secs left?)

Time out change makes no sense..  I always assumed the quick time outs were for player rest and drawing up plays..  You never see quality time outs called during the game anyway...  I want the option to have a time out setting for things like:  Call Timeout when opponent goes on 10-0 run.. 

You realize that with no momentum existing within the game engine that wouldn't make a difference, right?  Unless you're heavily dependent on a few stars and the timeout gives them enough rest to get back in the game.

Posted by dacj501 on 3/9/2011 1:58:00 PM (view original):
great, another reduction to FTA...

Not what this is dac. What this change is doing is attempting to eliminate fouls that occur with no time left on the clock, something that is actually impossible to happen because you simply can't be fouled with no time left. It's not talking about possessions with 45 seconds left. This is definitely a good change,  last second logic was really bad not too long ago.

Posted by kmasonbx on 3/9/2011 7:45:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dacj501 on 3/9/2011 1:58:00 PM (view original):
great, another reduction to FTA...

Not what this is dac. What this change is doing is attempting to eliminate fouls that occur with no time left on the clock, something that is actually impossible to happen because you simply can't be fouled with no time left. It's not talking about possessions with 45 seconds left. This is definitely a good change,  last second logic was really bad not too long ago.

In that case, gtg. 

I'm tired of travelling being the last item in the play by play

This!  And even worse, I've had games end on a 3 second violation...wonder when the last time (if ever) that happened in real life?

All this means is that Chris Webber won't be taking that "extra" time-out.