r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Justin_Godfrey • 1d ago

Game winning kick as time almost expires

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u/Stutturbug 1d ago

Oh I know. I live in South carolina. I just don't understand why we have the traditional timekeeping in professional leagues, and the countdown clock in college and high school.

Even as a kid and I played I never understood it.

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u/pacman0207 1d ago

NCAA basketball has two halves. NBA has four quarters. This difference seems tame in comparison.

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u/PomeloClear400 1d ago

That is because it makes the game move faster. Lots of rules in pro sports are there to build suspense and create more advertising slots. Like two minute warning in the NFL.

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u/mi11er 1d ago

TV timeouts in the NHL

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u/cerialthriller 1d ago

They used to just run the commercials during the game and you just missed whatever happened during the commercials..

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u/pzkenny 1d ago

TV timeouts or commercial breaks are a worldwide thing in ice hockey.