So I noticed that at Astros games that while watching I often zone out, and start not really paying attention to the game. As a result, I started scoring baseball games, which made Astros games a lot more fun and enjoyable to watch and be at, and helps me focus on the game. It's a lot easier for me to focus on Rockets games, but am wondering if scoring a basketball game would be any fun? Obviously the practice isn't nearly as popular as in baseball (you can by a scorecard at any baseball stadium), but am wondering if any of you guys have tried it and think it is worth a try. Thanks.
I had been an official "scorer" at our Junior Varsity game during high school. It's fun. Also, you can tell who's doing good work. There should be a stat for "taking charges" or "hustling on the floor for the ball", I think. Try it.
Awesome, thanks for response. Is it just like recording stats? Like tally for a rebound and suck? If it is I think it might feel like a waste, especially if I can just look up and see the stats.
I feel like people score basketball games all the time. When someone is going to get a triple double or score X amount of points, people know.
I used to do it when reffing basketball games with fouls simply because I don't want the officials to have to much of an effect on the game.
seems kind of an odd thing to do for recreation for a basketball game since it's so much more fast paced, but I suppose you could. For baseball, it makes more since due to the speed and relatively low scoring.
But wouldn't this make more since to do at a youth basketball game? At a Rockets game all the stats are already posted on the scoreboard. Regardless, I think I'll give it a try.
Probably because there is a big illuminated sign that tells people all the stats in real-time. I kept score in high school every now and then when we were stuck waiting on other games to finish before ours. My favorite time was when I noticed the other team neglected to put a player in the book and then tried to sub him in, which is an automatic technical. I pointed it out to the ref, he checked it out, took a few steps back, slammed down the ball, loudly blew his whistle and called a tech like someone just called him Tim Donaghy. He said "I've always wanted to do that".
I did it a few times while watching on t.v. years ago. It's something different to try. I got burnt out pretty quick with it though. I remember a lot of times having trouble being able to tell who fouls were called on and little stuff like that that commentators talk over and don't bother to mention. I get to so few games in person I'd much rather soak it in, besides, the scoreboard.
