Kolek planning to go pro
A very experimental rule change will be tested: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19078511/zach-lowe-basketball-tournament-innovative-end-game-rule
That's stupid -- and overly complicated.They should just treat all intentional fouls in crunch time like a technical -- let the fouled player shoot whatever shots he is entitled to and then let his team bring the ball back in.
I disagree, I think it's a great idea. I like the idea of teams actually playing basketball at the end instead of go-foul-me. The only downside is the lack of buzzer-beaters, but every game will end with a made basket, either from the field or from the line. I think that's a positive.
No buzzer beaters per se, but would be sudden death as in in the NFL. Would need an additional item on the scoreboard also to let everyone (including fans) see the target score. Sounds hokey to me.
It is like reverse baseball. Baseball has a target number of outs, this gives a target number of points.
I love it. Not complicated at all. Would immensely improve the final minutes of games. I would make one adjustment. Games that are less than 7 points at first clock stoppage within 4 minutes (or 5 points, 3 points, whatever the point number is decided to be), you play out as normal. So you still have buzzer beaters in close games, but you don't have teams that are down by 10 hacking away hoping to close the gap for 2 minutes. If the lead is larger than that margin, you shut down the clock and go for the target score.
Basketball is a timed game, not a possession game. You are changing the fundamental rules of basketball by doing that and playing the 37 minutes of the game one way and changing the entire complexion of the game for the last 3 minutes. Its insanely stupid.
Fouling has already changed the entire complexion of the game for the last 3 minutes. This seeks to alleviate that complexion change and keep it looking like basketball and not hacksketball.
Don't laugh. I am told that Prince was actually a pretty decent baller - especially given his height.
So it will look more like basketball if you need a calculator to figure out when the game is over?
Make your free throws. Or keep Dwight Howard and Deandre Jordan off the floor, real simple. If god forbid they decide to enact this mind numbingly stupid idea, keep it to the crap product that is the NBA. Dont touch the college game.
While I agree with you this shouldn't be (and won't be) implemented in college, it also won't be implemented in the NBA. And the NBA is a far better "product" than college. Even if you like college more than the NBA, and I consider myself in that group, it's pretty much impossible to argue that it's a better product than the NBAThe NBA is far cleaner, far better players, far better ratings.
The NBA is far cleaner, far better players, far better ratings.
Is that how it works?