Rule Changes
Here are a few rule changes which I think should be implemented in the NBA.
Referees should be discouraged from calling charges on pass offs.
This one hurts me to write as I have broken up many a 3-on-1 breakway by throwing myself in the way of the passer. That said, it's still not right. This is the NBA and we should be placing an emphasis on skill... not on falling down and drawing calls. I can live with charges on drives to the hoop but if a player throws a nice dime and then crashes into a defender, it really should not be called.
If the defensive player forces a jump ball, this should result in a a change of possession with the ball going to the defensive team.
Players should be rewarded for skilled defensive plays. If Chris Quinn forces a jump ball by blocking his buddy Shaq's shot, shouldn't his team be rewarded with the ball rather than having it just handed back to Phoenix?
If the ball gets stuck between the rim and the backboard on a shot, the ball should go over to the defensive team.
This should be obvious... you should not be rewarded for sucking in the NBA. If you throw up such a bad shot that it gets stuck on the rim, you really don't deserve to get the ball back.
On the subject of jump balls, how random are they? Are they any less random than the college possession arrow? In fact, why not just go to the tried-and-true traditional playground method of odds and evens? (Credit to Adam for this brilliant idea.) This might sound silly at first but it's just as random as a jump ball and it would provide for tons of entertainment. Bruce Bowen would learn how to cheat by throwing late and would probably last in the league another 15 years just to win the opening possession. The announcers would also have a field day with this. For example...
Marv - "Kobe likes going with one finger here... YES! He's taken the possession."
Walton - "C'mon Big Man, throw two fingers."
And, of course, Walt - "Crawford knowing and throwing the single phalange... scintillating!"
Crossover of the Day - nice little sequence at the 45 second mark but I think you know I just wanted this in here to give a little love to the guy all the fat kids looked up to.
Shamgod of the Day - Bassy cutting some kid in high school. Oh, and for those of you longing for the innovator of that legendary move... (seriously, has there been any other guy who had less of a career in the NBA and yet has such a cool move named after him?)
Gallinari doing his Shamgod
Referees should be discouraged from calling charges on pass offs.
This one hurts me to write as I have broken up many a 3-on-1 breakway by throwing myself in the way of the passer. That said, it's still not right. This is the NBA and we should be placing an emphasis on skill... not on falling down and drawing calls. I can live with charges on drives to the hoop but if a player throws a nice dime and then crashes into a defender, it really should not be called.
If the defensive player forces a jump ball, this should result in a a change of possession with the ball going to the defensive team.
Players should be rewarded for skilled defensive plays. If Chris Quinn forces a jump ball by blocking his buddy Shaq's shot, shouldn't his team be rewarded with the ball rather than having it just handed back to Phoenix?
If the ball gets stuck between the rim and the backboard on a shot, the ball should go over to the defensive team.
This should be obvious... you should not be rewarded for sucking in the NBA. If you throw up such a bad shot that it gets stuck on the rim, you really don't deserve to get the ball back.
On the subject of jump balls, how random are they? Are they any less random than the college possession arrow? In fact, why not just go to the tried-and-true traditional playground method of odds and evens? (Credit to Adam for this brilliant idea.) This might sound silly at first but it's just as random as a jump ball and it would provide for tons of entertainment. Bruce Bowen would learn how to cheat by throwing late and would probably last in the league another 15 years just to win the opening possession. The announcers would also have a field day with this. For example...
Marv - "Kobe likes going with one finger here... YES! He's taken the possession."
Walton - "C'mon Big Man, throw two fingers."
And, of course, Walt - "Crawford knowing and throwing the single phalange... scintillating!"
Crossover of the Day - nice little sequence at the 45 second mark but I think you know I just wanted this in here to give a little love to the guy all the fat kids looked up to.
Shamgod of the Day - Bassy cutting some kid in high school. Oh, and for those of you longing for the innovator of that legendary move... (seriously, has there been any other guy who had less of a career in the NBA and yet has such a cool move named after him?)
Gallinari doing his Shamgod
posted by Gen at
11:59 AM
1 Comments:
I like all those proposed rules. The jump ball rule especially would encourage more aggressive, fundamentally sound defense as tying a guy up would be nearly as good as a straight steal (with the exception of course, of the possible fast break with the straight steal). The no charge on the pass of rule should absolutely be called the Duke rule.
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