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What is the Elam Ending?
How it works: At the first dead-ball whistle after the time goes below four minutes in the final quarter, the clock gets turned off. At that point, a target score is set, equaling the leading team’s point total plus eight. Then, the first team to hit that target score wins.
If the defensive team commits a non-shooting foul during the Elam Ending with the offensive team in the bonus, the offense will receive one free throw plus possession. According to TBT organizers, this eliminated an incentive for teams to foul in one specific situation—when the defense could reach the target score with a free throw or two-point basket while the offense needed a three-pointer. The idea for this change came from a user with whom Elam interacted on a message board.
Now that we all know what we are on about lets look at the coaching side of it.
There is a few clear examples from teams/coaches as how to close out the final point.
1) Bucket getting ball handler
Pretty simple really put in the hands of your ball scoring guard, spread the floor and let him attack the basket.
2) On-Ball Screens
Again, working with the ball scoring guard a post player sprints out of the paint and screens without rolling, this creates space for the scoring guard to attack the basket
3) Drive Kick
We here coaches talk about a lot, put your feet in the paint, draw 2 find 1
4) Offensive Rebound
If a jump-shot is taken outside the paint, rushing the offensive board. This is particularly noticeable with teams that have a lead advantage of more than two scores (this means they don't risk losing the game on a cherry pick) crashing the O Boards for a quick put back. This tactic works well as teams at this level tend not to crash O-Boards and so defenders get a little lazy.
See below some sets I have seen up till the First 16 Round.
I will be following these endings at putting the finishing touches on an ELAM ENDING playbook, email be at olly_reid@yahoo.com.au for the PLAYBOOK
Some other interesting rule changes:
TBT uses a modified version of NCAA men's basketball rules. As of the 2019 edition, the most significant exceptions are:
- Games are played in 9-minute quarters instead of 20-minute halves (or the 10-minute quarters of the NCAA women's game).
- Players are disqualified upon their 6th personal foul (instead of 5th).
- Bonus free throws follow NCAA women's and FIBA rules, with two free throws on the 5th and subsequent non-shooting fouls by the defense in a quarter. An exception to this rule will be added for the 2020 tournament; any foul during the Elam Ending (see below) that would result in bonus free throws will instead give the non-fouling team one free throw and possession of the ball.
- FIBA rules on basket interference are followed, except on free throws. Once the ball hits the rim on a field goal attempt, any player on either team can play the ball, regardless of the direction in which it is moving or its position relative to the basket. The only exception is that no player on either team may touch a shot that was in the air at the time the game clock expired for any quarter, even if the ball has touched the rim, as long as it has a chance to enter the basket.
- Replay review is governed by NCAA rules, with one modification—any review allowed only in the last 2 minutes of a game under NCAA rules is allowed in TBT only if either team is within 3 points of the Elam Ending target score.
- Due to the adoption of the Elam Ending for all games, there is no overtime.
