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Originally posted by Bobby
The NBA's 8-second rule is a FIBA rule as was the influence to eliminate the no-zone rule. FIBA will influence the NBA in rule changes in the future.
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There's little or no truth to either of these statements. The fact that FIBA had an 8 second count before the NBA doesn't mean that the NBA changed their rule because FIBA used it. They actually chan ge several timing rules at the same time, including shot clock resets. As for zone defenses, they've been legal in under NFHS and NCAA rules for years. So, why is it that it was FIBA that influenced the change? Answer: They didn't. If you want to credit someone with this, credit Don Nelson.
The trapezoid won't happen anytime soon in NFHS, simply because of the labor and cost involved in painting thousands of gyms floors across America.