NBA

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by TriggerMN
I just have a problem with the NBA announcing they were going to allow the implementation of zone defenses, yet then they penalize it.

As with so much else regarding the general public's understanding of basketball, this "problem" you have is a result of "announcer-speak". The NBA never announced that straight zone defenses were legal. They made the rule change and then the bobbleheads on TNT and NBC interpreted it for the TV audience -- and, of course, oversimplified it.

Let go of your pre-conceived notions or your disgust with the NBA's style of play and you'll see that the rule change makes a lot of sense (for use in the NBA). You don't have to play your own man, but you can't just clog the lane. That's all it boils down to.