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but the good thing, is it at least flawed for both sides.

Last edited by CrazyEye at 1/5/2011 3:45:45 AM

Only thing about the game engine that bugs me are those senseless timeouts a few seconds intio the third quarter...

What? those are my favorites. I love wasting timeouts!

It feels as though my coach has called maybe 2 or 3 timeouts the whole season in league games, I wouldn't mind if he called more timeouts even if they are senseless.

And I think everything that has been brought up, is far from 'serious flaws' in the GE

By the way, the rebound was collected at the 0:01 mark. It's a well known fact that it's utterly impossible to collect a rebound from under the rim, pass the ball down the court for a near half-court three point attempt all in the matter of 1 second.

I think the bigger problem is that the game clock "stops" when a shot is taken, especially for long shots. The 3pt shot is taken with 1 second left, and the rebound is collected with 1 second left.
Now, first off, the three point shot will take a good portion of that 1 second arcing through the air before it hits rim/board/etc, (unless it is a lasered line drive). Since the ball has more momentum from a 3 pt shot, the rebound will probably bounce higher or further than a layup or shorter jump shot (unless it is an airball). Since this is a corner 3pter, the ball will probably bounce toward either corner or up, instead of towards half court.
That being said, it is practically impossible for a player to shoot a corner 3pt shot with 1 second left on the game clock, and then for the ball to be rebounded with still 1 second left close enough to half court for the ball to be passed across half court for a three point attempt with time left.

If it was a layup, it would be a bit more reasonable, because the ball does not spend as much time in the air as a jump shot, and is faster to rebound... but still, the game clock should not "stop" when a shot is taken.

(I dont know if the game clock is intended to stop, or if the game engine just pauses/slows down to allow the viewer to see the play by play in slower motion. Either way, the situations with the 3 pt shots would hardly be possible)

Perhaps there were Russian scorekeepers?

Another thing I noticed in games is sometimes the shotclock will go down to 0, but the game clock will keep ticking for around 5-8 seconds with no update, and then will report usually a steal or turnover (sometimes a shot taken), but those 5-8 seconds are lost??

The way I see it is that the game play by play is just a coating of the score, it isn't necessarily what is really going on. It is just a way to entertain us before revealing the final score.

Another thing I noticed in games is sometimes the shotclock will go down to 0, but the game clock will keep ticking for around 5-8 seconds with no update, and then will report usually a steal or turnover (sometimes a shot taken), but those 5-8 seconds are lost??

when reading this i always picture there was a loose ball, a fight for the ball and my teams hustle got to the ball first :)

Last edited by zyler at 1/5/2011 11:00:01 PM

>Perhaps there were Russian scorekeepers?

nice

+1

Last edited by mc5huffl35 at 1/6/2011 12:35:46 AM

Another thing I noticed in games is sometimes the shotclock will go down to 0, but the game clock will keep ticking for around 5-8 seconds with no update, and then will report usually a steal or turnover (sometimes a shot taken), but those 5-8 seconds are lost??

This is a well-known bug in the game viewer, which unfortunately is not yet fixed. As far as I know, the game runs correctly but the game viewer misses a beat for some reason.

The way I see it is that the game play by play is just a coating of the score, it isn't necessarily what is really going on. It is just a way to entertain us before revealing the final score.

No, the game viewer shows what happens. It's certainly meant to be as entertaining as possible but also informative.

i think your right about the clock stopping with a shot witch is not normal

By the way, the rebound was collected at the 0:01 mark. It's a well known fact that it's utterly impossible to collect a rebound from under the rim, pass the ball down the court for a near half-court three point attempt all in the matter of 1 second.

the only logical explenation which could be it (but did not happen) is after the rebound coach calls time out.
Then the time stops, 30 seconds talk at the side and the ball goes back in the game when time STARTS at BALLpossesion.
You have exactly one second left to pull the trigger, If he releases the ball before the buzzer its a legal basket if he scores.
So the pass to the player is timeless and will not be taken into the time to play. Time will start when the guard or forward has the ball.

Just for the fun off it i had my team try to make a shot like that for a few times on practice, they failed with the rebound and the pass to the shooter (big surprise) but with the reboundoption with time out they made the shot 90% in time and with a hit ratio off 60% with a set shot. Jump shot was utterly impossible although one of the guard made it.

Is this a major flaw? no i don't think so, it is anoying i grant you that but its workable.

What pisses me off is the fact that if your 25 points up, your caoch will change the team, no matter what kind off setting you use and there goes your points advantage at the end of the season. Why not make it a complete humiliation for the other team and let my players score 50 or 70 points lead before the can hit the shower.