Wildcats needs to allow Prather to slash to the hoop more. He is ultra effective when he can drive to the hoop. Just needs to improve the passing so he can dish it off to Knight and Jawai if the opponents block his pass.

61-56? Hawks scored 59 in a half this round. Sydney had 100+ against Adelaide.

40 minutes makes a more salable package for TV.

I've got no problem with 40 minute games . I'm not sure in the stats but I would say that the averages score this season is higher than previous years. There have been a lot of games close to punching the 100 mark per team. Quality over quantity any day!

nope, keep it as it is

48 minute games are too long (2 and a half hours)

Competing for attention where theres so much on in is hard enough, simple as that

Plus, parents would love to take their kids and go home early

Also, the foxsports deal will put any stop to this Cornucopian fantasy

Only the NBA have 48min games. We're getting teams drop 100 in 8min less. So i'd say no.

The only downside is the old records will unlikely ever be broken

I dont know, these bring back 48 minutes/jumpball threads are a bit of a broken record.

I agree with you completely. Isaac I think he was referencing games in Perth were the final score is like 69-63 (last year it was some thing like that)
Personally I would like
- 48 Minute Games with 4x12 Minute Quaters
- 12 man Roster, give more people a chance and help with injuries
- 3 imports, I mean c'mon this one's obvious. The 3rd import doesn't have to be amazing but I just think it would help make the league even more competitive.

Fans go to watch football more than any other sport in the world. A sport where nil all is a regular occurrence.

Keep the game as per basketball rules. Ignore the NBA / PlayStation wannabes

It'd make the league less competitive, not more, because the big-money teams could bring in far better guys.

I don't think it would, I think it would make teams recruitment more competitive too. Also I'm not saying have 3 J-Chills but was thinking the 3rd import would be more of a budget import.

The third import would be a budget import for the budget teams, and a high-level import for the big-budget teams.

40minutes is what TV deal wants, 40 minutes is what it gets, cant see this ever changing even though for years i wish it had. I see the benefit now for back to back tv games very nice tidy product.

I used to want 48 min nbl games, but getting families to games on weeknights and tv coverage is so important and the shorter length helps with both, so on balance I don't mind it staying at 40

I'd rather have 40 minute games, and more of them. So there are more events, but they don't drag on.

I've always wanted 12 minute quarters as it gives the ability to break league records and let's be honest teams are so deep these days that a coach could easily make the wrong choice on whom to bring on because he has too many options (I'm thinking of 36ers here that have Ere, Teys and Sobey on the bench that can play in the back court) and with an added 8 minutes of extra time to work out with your team and I think that adds competition amongst team mates.

Disagree completely with three imports idea; so much talent out there not getting a chance and taking away from them is just silly.

Whilst I can appreciate back to back games on tv, I'm looking at this totally from a members perspective and at the Wildcats we paid an extra 11% more than we did last season and if we got 8 minutes extra game time then that would make it easier to accept

Personally I've no problem with the 40 minute games. There has been plenty of scoring (and it's nice to be in the pace-and-space era). From a practical point-of-view, obviously for television 40 minutes is far more ideal. Plus a shorter game means the best players are on for a greater proportion of time.

I'm not against more players on rosters, though I guess it goes back to the game length - you don't really need them. Obviously more teams would help some of those guys on the cusp like Weeks.

If anything, NBA games (and the season really) should be shorter to get rid of some of the fat. But they are too committed to their records and statistics to do that.

I'd rather see the return of the 5 game grand final series.
Instead of the current, top of the ladder wins with 2 home games.

Yea, A 5 game GF series is much more interesting then the finals being finished in just two or three games.

Obviously from a practical standpoint 40 minute games are better, but I just liked the idea of players scoring more points ;)

What's with this 'have to have giant scores' line?

Scoring wins games, but there is more to the sport than just scoring.

Surely a good game - a genuine, fair contest between two well-matched teams with good skills - is more interesting and exciting than a 100+ points blow out.

And for me at least, 'good skills' includes good defensive skills - there are usually two teams in most matches! - and not just a series of 3 pt bombs [would be interesting to go back to all field baskets being worth two points; used to get a lot more penetration and mid-range shots back then] or flashy dunks [still worth only two points], which are so often scored with a run-up rather than legal footwork.

I used to be massively in favour of going back to 488 minutes but now I've come around. The whole world plays 40 except the Nba. I think it helps with the intensity. You always see in the NBA several minutes a game where no starters are on the court and it's really just a holding pattern.

I'd like to see some sort of system for larger rosters. Perhaps two players on the season roster but you can only suit up 10. There can be restrictions with certain players having to be under certain points etc. I understand dev players are kind of this at the moment, but they're generally unplayable aside from junk time

"I used to be massively in favour of going back to 488 minutes"

Bit too long imo

I loved the 48 minute days - imagine how many 120/130 scorelines we'd get this season - but yeah, never going to happen. 2 hours works perfect for TV, and I've grown used to it now anyway. Plus 10 minutes works out perfectly re: one beer per quarter. ;)

other then the entertainment/fairness side of a 5 game gf series, what about the much needed revenue?

not too concerned about 48min games.

Agree with skull, grand final should be 5 games. If a contest is really good, you don't want it to be over in just 3 matches

I think 40 min games are great, I think the issue is the quality of games. If a team plays a grind out style of basketball with average players, adding 8 min to the game wont make the game any more interesting, it'll probably make it more boring.

More 40 min games i think is a better option than fewer longer games. Saying that I hope the NBL can start to extend the season as the league improves and more money flows into the league.

"Listen,There just shouldn't be three-hour NBA games." A three-hour NBA game goes against everything basketball is supposed to be — a fast-paced ballet of whirring athleticism, back-and-forth action, and fantastic players looping around the floor in coordinated geometric patterns. - Jeff Van Gundy

Adam Silver in the past has commented on the idea of shifting the NBA to 40 min games as well (3:12) but the stats sheet will basically need to be rewritten, so it's a no deal. Same idea if the NBL moves to 48 min games.

www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-joins-mike-and-tommy

Uhhh..... 11 min quarters? 44 mins.

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/10/19/nbas-44-minute-game-clocks-in-at-under-two-hours-players-barely-notice/

Come to the middleground, blaze the trail.

44 mins.