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Originally posted by cford
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
The same benefit applies to the shooting time. Ball rolling around the rim. They can jump up there and slam it home.
Encourages better shooting...if it's nothing but net, there's nothing to knock away.
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I assume you meant shooting "team". Either way it doesn't seem like a very good rule. A Ben Wallace type could just linger around the basket and stuff anything that touches the rim. In this case Big Ben would probably average 50 points and 20 blocks. (Statistical Question - Does it count as a block shot or a rebound?)
By the way does the USA team know that they can do this? They didn't seem to know a couple of the rule differences, like calling a time out. (At the end of a quarter the US team had 3 or 4 players surrounding the ref asking for a timeout and he was just ignoring them.)
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You are correct, I meant "team".
As far as an advantage...I think a properly called 3 second rule would mitigate it. If an offensive player were lingering around, I'm sure there would be a defender frustrating his efforts. Defense couldn't park there either without leaving someone open for a shot.
I think that as long as either team can is permitted to do it, it's fair. It may be different...but it's even.
The USA team IS told this. The issue arose last Olyimpics as the other teams were swiping the ball off the rim (or jamming it in) while the USA players were waiting for it to drop off. After playing for 5-10 years of not being allowed to do so, it's hard to change those kind of reflexes/habits.
(NOTE: Post #1000!!!!)