tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post2241568225093896917..comments2023-11-02T06:18:46.916-04:00Comments on Bob Weeks on Curling: Things I'd Like To See in 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-6235715778600387732009-01-03T09:21:00.000-05:002009-01-03T09:21:00.000-05:00I can't offer you any statistical evidence to back...I can't offer you any statistical evidence to back up my claim Alex, only that I find 8 end games a) more enjoyable because the teams don't seem to waste ends; and b) more enjoyable from a time standpoint.<BR/>Eight ends works better from a television standpoint as well or so my contacts at TSN say and that may have more bearing on the change than anything. <BR/>Don't forget that Brier games used to be 12 ends not that long ago and were shortened to 10. In Ontario, anyway, some championships used to be 16 ends!<BR/>Finally, whether a game is good or not has more to do with what happens during the ends allotted, not the number of ends played. I've seen good games and bad games at both eight and 10 ends.BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138286365949566074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-48956565836321037712009-01-02T22:50:00.000-05:002009-01-02T22:50:00.000-05:00Why has the time come for 8 ends? (the 'film of th...Why has the time come for 8 ends? (the 'film of the book' version of curling)<BR/><BR/>What evidence do you have that a) we need to change, and b) it will make for a better game?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893149993494012618noreply@blogger.com