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BigAppleBuckeye

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Dec 4, 2011 12:26 PM
Why do college and pro football follow similar time parameters (four 15-minute quarters), but college and pro hoops play by different standards (two 20-minutes halves vs. four 12-minute quarters)? Just wondering the origin of this. Anyone?
Dec 4, 2011 12:26pm
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chicago510

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Dec 4, 2011 12:28 PM
No idea, but I also find that strange (especially since HS basketball also plays quarters).
Dec 4, 2011 12:28pm
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krambman

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Dec 4, 2011 5:26 PM
Playing halves in college has always seemed odd to me, but I think I like it better than quarters. No idea why it's done this way though.
Dec 4, 2011 5:26pm
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cats gone wild

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Dec 4, 2011 6:21 PM
Ask chacha
Dec 4, 2011 6:21pm
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Tobias Fünke

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Dec 4, 2011 6:25 PM
Basketball was originally in halves, I believe. Two 15-minute halves and a five-minute halftime.
Dec 4, 2011 6:25pm
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Al Bundy

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Dec 4, 2011 7:28 PM
krambman;1001205 wrote:Playing halves in college has always seemed odd to me, but I think I like it better than quarters. No idea why it's done this way though.
It also seems to odd to me that high school uses halves for determing the free throw bonus. The other levels uses however they are divided to determine the bonus.
Dec 4, 2011 7:28pm
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Sonofanump

Dec 5, 2011 11:33 PM
I think that TV is more prevalent in NBA, so an extra long break between the quarters. I think NCAA will extend timeouts for TV games.

Timing is a little different for football, clock stops on first down in NCAA, but restarts after ball is brought back inbounds.
Dec 5, 2011 11:33pm
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wildcats20

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Dec 5, 2011 11:41 PM
Tobias Fünke;1001340 wrote:Basketball was originally in halves, I believe. Two 15-minute halves and a five-minute halftime.
This.

I'm not positive on the minutes, but when Naismith created the game it was played it in 2 halves.
Dec 5, 2011 11:41pm
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Tiernan

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Dec 6, 2011 2:34 PM
Its probably so LeBron can only screw up one quarter instead of a whole half. I was out of town during the Duke game but I hope folks gave him a rash of shit at the Schott when he pranced in.
Dec 6, 2011 2:34pm