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Self,
Why would a one shot T and play at point of interruption increase bad behavior?
In my opinion it is the two shot plus ball penalty that as caused alot of the problems. I know officials at the HS level let a lot of garbage go because the penalty is too stiff. When a T causes a 4-5 point swing we think hard about calling T's in a two point ball game.
If the T is one shot and point of interruption, it says to the player and coach I have heard enough you got the foul, and youre half way out the door. They pick up the second one they are out of the game and cant cause problems but you have only penalized their team a potential total of two points not 4 shots plus two posessions (unless back to back T's)
The big penalty is post game since in most areas an ejection buys a one game suspension as well.
Why do you think we are going back to a violation on swinging the elbows? the penalty was disproportionate and was rarely called.. If it was we called a travel or something else.
I will have to disagree with another point. It is not necessarily speeding up the game, but it is keeping the game moving that is the benefit of the rules that both the NCAA and NBA have adopted. The more dead time administering thins takes, the more players and coaches have a chance to complain, scream, and yell. The faster the ball is put back into play the less they can howl. The best rule change the NCAA has done, and I hope the NF adopts next year is the no shots on offensive fouls. You call an illegal screen, the ball goes back out of bounds and we play instaed of going all the way to the other end to shoot FTs ( eliminate the long switch in a two man crew, and the ball is back in play a lot faster)
although you are right on the lessons kids are supposed to learn, but the game is supposed to be fun (it's a game) we play the game for exercise, relaxation, and entertainment. We watch them for the same reasons.
Maybe we'll just have to agree to disagree
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