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Putting aside the quarrels, me too i'd really like to know the BBs opinion on how garbage time rule is working out, 'cause i've seen a good amount of intelligent complaints about it (and some really absurd result like the one we are talking about)
i know you're not a BB, but as i suppose you're probably the closest person to them, and also someone that as worked as a GM to improve the game since the beginning, can you help me get the answer i want so badly?
I'd truly great appreciate. then i'll be glad to go back to insulting and quarreling as usual :)

The reason I got worked up about it is that for quite a long time now lots of people have been saying that the garbage time rule may not be all that great of a rule, and nothing has been done about it, even though it was obvious that sooner or later some thing like this would happen (and by the way, it's happened before already).
Then, once it does happen, and there is a chance to try and see if the rule should be removed/modified, one of the most influential people in the game outside of the BBs (you), replies in a way that is, at least in my opinion, absurd. Honestly, when you saw the final result, you didn't think that garbage time had something to do with it?
Would it not have been more productive to try and address the issue in some way other than ignoring it?
Keep in mind that the people who are complaining about the rule aren't doing so because they like to complain, but because they are trying to improve the game.

Honestly, when you saw the final result, you didn't think that garbage time had something to do with it?

I asked a simple question to help me formulate an opinion.

I think you're looking too deeply into a simple post because I'm "one of the most influential people in the game outside of the BBs".

of course the question was legitimate, but the answer hardly impacts the issue at hand.

It's something I wanted to know.

first, thanks for the long awaited opinion :)

my doubts about garbage time system are general and not only about the exceptional games like this one. but if you red the thread about it in suggestions forum, you already heard mine and others objections, so i will not repeat them here (until someone asks me to).

i just find unreal to hope for my adversary to score when i'm leading by 21 at the end of 3rd, because i know that if he does 4th quarter will be much less risky for me :)

Garbage time is something that we've believed pretty strongly in, and I would expect to see many complaints about star players being injured while ahead 50 points in the 4th quarter if we took it out.

just a quick note: optional garbage time would work fine with this kind of problems, let players decide if they wanna risk a loss/small win or a injury.

Thanks for your reply.

Nobody is suggesting removing garbage time completely. You will agree however that there are numerous ways to make this rule a bit more "flexible" (as some others have already suggested), or at least make the AI react a bit more promptly to what is going on on the court.