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I’d love for someone to actually analyze how much using a time out to stop bad momentum or diagram a play helps.  My guess is much less than conventional wisdom holds.  The fourth quarter is a good example; I don’t think Paye took a timeout before we cut the lead from 10 to 3, did she?

On the other hand, time outs to extend the game at the end (eg to advance the ball to midcourt) probably offer a tangible benefit by saving a few seconds from the clock.  The thing is they probably only work in a narrow range of scores.

BC

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We cut the lead to 3. Well at least the fans who bothered to show up are getting their money's worth.

Now tied at 62.  Glad to see some fight from the team after being down 10 in the fourth quarter… just hope we have some left down the stretch.

BC

Worst refs ever? I did think it was interesting that the UVA coach challenged the OOB call, and the refs looked at the video for 3+ minutes. Even if you don't get charged a timeout, that's a much longer break than a traditional timeout. Win-win for UVA! Then they got together to discuss it for quite some time, too. It looked obvious to me from the replay that the ball went out on the UVA player, but if they're having so much trouble deciding, isn't the call on the court supposed to stand?

[crackpot]

I’d love for someone to actually analyze how much using a time out to stop bad momentum or diagram a play helps.  My guess is much less than conventional wisdom holds.  The fourth quarter is a good example; I don’t think Paye took a timeout before we cut the lead from 10 to 3, did she?

On the other hand, time outs to extend the game at the end (eg to advance the ball to midcourt) probably offer a tangible benefit by saving a few seconds from the clock.  The thing is they probably only work in a narrow range of scores.

BC

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We cut the lead to 3. Well at least the fans who bothered to show up are getting their money's worth.

Now tied at 62.  Glad to see some fight from the team after being down 10 in the fourth quarter… just hope we have some left down the stretch.

BC

Worst refs ever? I did think it was interesting that the UVA coach challenged the OOB call, and the refs looked at the video for 3+ minutes. Even if you don't get charged a timeout, that's a much longer break than a traditional timeout. Win-win for UVA! Then they got together to discuss it for quite some time, too. It looked obvious to me from the replay that the ball went out on the UVA player, but if they're having so much trouble deciding, isn't the call on the court supposed to stand?