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Free Throw admin- NBA
Does anyone know why the NBA went back to handing the ball to the shooter on the FT? I figure that for most things to change, be it rules or mechanics, there is a reason for the change. I'm just curious what advantage was seen in doing this. Would there be any reason for college or HS to switch?
Btw,searched through past threads to see if this topic was already discussed, and didn't see it, sorry if it has been- |
My 2 resident NBA rules practitioners say it to prevent inordinate delays by shooters by having an official closeby. Also, only applies to first shot.
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How about just count to 10 and then call the violation? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
When asked about it in October or November, an NBA official who was guest speaker at a local association meeting said it was due to the desire on the part of the NBA to crop dead time from TV broadcasts. They determined that the C administering the first FT saved time and, though only a little each time, it all added up to several minutes of time savings each game. And in the TV stratosphere of economics, those minutes are apparently quite valuable.
That's what he said. We used to do it that way all the time. |
So does that mean they originally went from handing the ball to the shooter to bouncing it in order to lengthen the game? LOL, that would have been a strange reason for that change.
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As I understand it, this is to curb delays before that. Some guys like to walk around and do all kind of stuff before stepping to the line. Russell Westbrook was a regular culprit of this. Some have even suggested this has contributed to his FT % dropping nearly 14% this season compared to last. I'm not sure how consequential it is overall but for some reason I like the way they administer it. |
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So, if the rule is the same as NFHS, put the ball on the floor and start counting. Or, if players were taking too much time to get in place, call a DOG. Use the rules in place, don't change the official's mechanics to accommodate. |
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Thanks but no thanks. I'll take the way the NBA chose to deal with it over having the L walk up the FT line and place the ball down.....and then have the C initiate a count. |
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