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maue.BS'Pro basketball’s new 24-second R rule has accomplished somethingwhich its sponsors hadn’t envi-sioned—and it’s all to the good. ^ Up tn this season, the odds- ^ makers were able to work out ^ a “point spread” method of betting which worked fairly well.It wasn't perfect, hut it offered a fairly accurate reflection of the probably outcome of pro basketball games.With the 24-second rule, the team in front isn't able to stall to protect a lead, and the trailing team isn’t able to try fancy ball-handling until it regains its shoot- — ing touch. Nor can a trailing team I slow its attack to keep the mar- j gin down.Now, with each club forced to shoot quickly, the team that's hot” can murder the team that: i happens to be cool” for the night, i And the point spread becomes a, e foolish method of handicapping. __ because the spread no longer can ? be estimated with ar.y degree of ^ accuracy.Anything that can confuse the,s odds-tnakers, in any sport, is a wonderful change. When the^ same change also speeds up play,f it is a vital achievement.
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Syracuse Post Standard

Syracuse, New York, US

Mon, Nov 08, 1954

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