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From: dhoff

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Date: 1/28/2010 4:25:43 PM
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Even though I clearly benefited from HCA, I still have no problem asking...

....Why isn't B3 all on neutral court? I've never heard one good reason why HCA is even a factor!

Has anyone ever heard a good reason? Did I miss it?

I've never heard one. I think the HCA (which I benefited from greatly, up to the last round) makes the whole thing far less meaningful.

From: brian

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So it seems teams that have been at the benefit and detriment of HCA in the B3 (ive been on both sides of this also) all seem to agree that neutral court is better. So is HCA there to randomize who wins to make it more interesting for the B3 audience?

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From: Azariah

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Haven't the BB's stated that they want at least half of the teams in the BBB tournament to have their game at a time that is convenient to watch?

If that's a goal, then home court advantage is the simplest way to ensure you meet it, as the games will be at a convenient time (assuming league games are typically at a convenient time for most teams), as the home team is playing the game at their regular league time.

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I suppose you could do home team time advantage but still have a neutral court.

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From: JohnnyB
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An other option is lets say from the 32 or 16 teams the games be double, and the one who had the biggest win to advance the round

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Date: 1/28/2010 7:45:28 PM
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For the semi-finals and finals, the games are drawn and played at the normal game time of the team being drawn despite being played on the neutral court. Thus, there is no reason that this cannot be done for the entire tournament.

The only benefit I can see with the hca addition to b3 is to throw in a big random factor. So a visiting team will have to try riskier options to try and win (not base offense with an incorrect lineup submitted, for example), whereas in a neutral court, the more conservative tactics would be fine.

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Date: 1/29/2010 2:28:46 AM
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Or I only one here who thinks that B3 would be much more interesting with groups format, just like National teams competitions? The knockout it's too lame and silly and random has too big impact


It is easy just to think; what makes it something worthwhile for the suggestionsforum is when you also provide the format which is workabe for todays system; systems which works within like 12 weeks plus playoff..

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Or I only one here who thinks that B3 would be much more interesting with groups format, just like National teams competitions? The knockout it's too lame and silly and random has too big impact


the problem is that in WC you play an continential decision before to select a group of teams for the final round next year, and have maybe 50% teams less(every nation could send two teams to the BBB, i assume that maybe 50% of the nations do it)

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Date: 1/29/2010 3:52:34 AM
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Or I only one here who thinks that B3 would be much more interesting with groups format, just like National teams competitions? The knockout it's too lame and silly and random has too big impact


It is easy just to think; what makes it something worthwhile for the suggestionsforum is when you also provide the format which is workabe for todays system; systems which works within like 12 weeks plus playoff..


Any reason you cant look to have a tournament that runs over 2 seasons similar to the national tournaments? Include more teams - group stages - open it up as someone else suggested to all teams and then grade the competitions.

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