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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
1) A new goaltending article has been proposed stating that when the entire ball is above the level of the ring during a field goal try and contacts the backboard, it is considered to be on its downward flight. In such a case, it is goaltending when the ball is touched by a player.
“This change better defines and discerns the act of goaltending,” said Brad Jackson, chair of the men’s rules committee and head men’s basketball coach at Western Washington University.
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1) Good change imo. It makes the call much easier and will cut down the squawking from the bench. Hopefully this one will filter down to the FED in the future. |
I don't think it's that great of a change. It changes one of the really fundamental principles of defense: that you can touch anything on the way up.
Is it horrible? No. But does it improve the game? No.
Plus, the rationale in red is complete BS. It doesn't define GT any better. It was perfectly clear under the previous rule. The real reason for the change is that it's what everybody already
thinks it is. So instead of educating the coaches, players and media, they change it to what it's "supposed" to be, according to the people who have no idea about it.
It probably will make it easier to call in a few cases per season, but I don't think it really needed fixing.