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Re: Can we keep experimenting with scoring changes please?



[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Free World) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>      My personal preference is to use rally scoring for the first two
> thirds or three quarters of a game, then return to regular scoring
> (i.e. scoring only while serving for those too young to remember).  I
> would be even happy to have rally scoring for the entire game EXCEPT
> for game point (i.e. the winning point for a team MUST be "earned"
> while serving).  This automatically gives the losing team a chance to
> catch up by merely trading sideouts, and removes the WORST scenario
> that I positively cannot stand--which is allowing a team an "unearned
> win" on game point WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE BALL, merely because the
> other team had a mis-serve.  When a team is making a great comeback
> near the end by serving and playing great defense (and the other team
> is "choking" under the pressure and cannot sideout to save their
> lives), it is so sad to see the "choking" team literally given the win
> for free merely because the other team has a mis-serve.
> 
This is the version that I always liked if forced to play rally as this does
allow a team to catch-up, does remove the missed serve ending which is just
a big let down.



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