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Originally Posted by GirlySports
The shootout is no more gimmicky then continous 5 minute basketball overtime where guys are fouling out or the tennis 12 point tiebreaker.
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You don't see how a hockey shootout, which has nothing to do with the point of the main part of the game, is more gimmicky than basketball, who plays overtime by exactly the same rules as regular time, using the same number of players, or tennis, which has the same individual game, but simply has a condensed format
Basketball has 5 on 5 in regular time, and 5 on 5 overtime until one team wins.
Tennis is one on one, and a tiebreaker game is one on one.
Hockey is 5 on 5, but the shootout is essentially 1 on 0 (the goalie not being part of the original 5).
The three would be only be the same gimmicky if Basketball decided ties after overtime by having a free throw shooting contest, and Tennis decided 6-6 sets with a fastest serve competition.