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I think before they do this to regular season, we would likely be seeing 44-minute preseason games throughout the entirety of the preseason. Which, isn't a bad idea, since the main players play limited minutes anyways. However, I wouldn't like to see this in the regular season. But who knows? With another adjust to the shot clock, stats would probably remain relatively close.
It could impact stats. It would probably impact pace. Would that help prevent more injuries, or increase injuries? What of the developing rookies?
What do you think?
"At our recent coaches' meeting, we had a discussion about the length of our games, and it was suggested that we consider experimenting with a shorter format," said NBA President, Basketball Operations Rod Thorn. "After consulting with our Competition Committee, we agreed to allow the Nets and Celtics to play a 44-minute preseason game in order to give us some preliminary data that will help us to further analyze game-time lengths."
I think before they do this to regular season, we would likely be seeing 44-minute preseason games throughout the entirety of the preseason. Which, isn't a bad idea, since the main players play limited minutes anyways. However, I wouldn't like to see this in the regular season. But who knows? With another adjust to the shot clock, stats would probably remain relatively close.
It could impact stats. It would probably impact pace. Would that help prevent more injuries, or increase injuries? What of the developing rookies?
What do you think?