Unnannounced Changes in the 2017-18 Rules Book

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Freddy

1-20:
Was: Non-playing personnel shall stand outside the free-throw lane lines extended toward the sidelines throughout the game.
Is Now: Non-playing personnel shall be located outside the free-throw land lines extended toward the sidelines throughout the game.

Originally Posted by scrounge

You mean I can't tell the cheerleaders they have to stand anymore?!? Get off your butt, Cindy, the rules say you have to stand up!

As worded, that would seem to indicate they can't even leave since it says they shall stand there (or be located there) throughout the game.

It could also be read to say that no one can be in on the sidelines since non playing personnel SHALL be located...

I believe it is also intended to refer to people at court level. Some venues have bleachers on the endlines. Are they suggesting that the bleachers within the lane lines extended remain vacant?

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I believe it is also intended to refer to people at court level. Some venues have bleachers on the endlines. Are they suggesting that the bleachers within the lane lines extended remain vacant?

I'm imagining nothing has changed. I can't imagine them requiring us to clear the entire bleacher space behind the backboard all the way to the wall. As is typical, the new verbiage is not well thought-out. It is open to more misinterpretation than the previous wording. But I don't think they're prompting anything new. Past practice has been for the Fed to release their Interpretations to clarify the mistakes and unfortunate wording they released in the previous rules and POE's. Maybe they'll clarify this then, for those that really seek clarification.

Last year's Mechani-Gram Images:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...XBNUWQxUGs5TUU

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Freddy

I'm imagining nothing has changed. I can't imagine them requiring us to clear the entire bleacher space behind the backboard all the way to the wall. As is typical, the new verbiage is not well thought-out. It is open to more misinterpretation than the previous wording. But I don't think they're prompting anything new. Past practice has been for the Fed to release their Interpretations to clarify the mistakes and unfortunate wording they released in the previous rules and POE's. Maybe they'll clarify this then, for those that really seek clarification.

Last year's Mechani-Gram Images:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By...XBNUWQxUGs5TUU

My post was intended to be a bit sarcastic.

As you say, the wording is poor at best.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

My post was intended to be a bit sarcastic.

Typical guilt reflex symptom after terminating a Bambi.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Typical guilt reflex symptom after terminating a Bambi.

Yeah, that wasn't fun. But am glad to escape it without injury.