2-Person Mechanics Thought Experiment

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I believe you are trying to worry about something that is so narrow that it does not apply to most situations.

Narrow? How about too broad. ilyazhitoc can quote, verbatim, from any rule set, or mechanics set, that exists, NFHS, IAABO, NCAA, NBA, WNBA, FIBA, etc. He knows which states use which rules and mechanics, shot clocks, restricted areas, halves, three person crews, fees, etc., all committed to memory. And he never screws up the differences here on the Forum, seems to have a good grasp of all basketball rule differences, all basketball mechanics differences, all state differences, all the time.

You could blindfold him, put him in a helicopter, and drop him into any game, any level, anywhere and he would hit the court running. Two person freshman high school game in Boise, Idaho? No problem. Three person FIBA game in Fort Nelson, British Columbia? Child's play. Two person high school varsity game in Troy, New York? Easy. Division II college game in North Platte, Nebraska? Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Knicks versus Heat in Miami? No trouble. Storm versus Sun at the Mohegan Sun Casino? Just make sure that he has time to play the slots after the game.

Could he have spread himself too thin, thus explaining why he desperately wants consistent rules and mechanics over different levels?