Its just cosmetic

[Malcolm Tucker]

The game is still the same!!

In the replies to my last post JeffRef
answered these are some of the differences between USA and FIBA

AP instead of jump balls
Penalty/Bonus (1-1 on the 7th, 2 on the 10th)
Time outs (number of and calling of/ full or 30 secs)
Playing Time (halves instead of quarters)
Substitutions (when permitted and when you bring them in)

These are administrative things but the game remains the same. The game standard may be better in the USA but they still run jump catch and shoot to do the same thing ie to put the ball in the basket. Why is it better? MONEY!!!!!POPULATION!!!!INFRASTRUCTURE

I enjoy watching NCAA and even some NBA games. It appears to me that the infrastructure for basketball in USA is doing the job.
Australian basketball at grass root levels at most levels is disorganised chaos but we still achieve well on the world stage for 20 million people. I accept USA Mens Ball is 1st and the rest of the world playing for second.

The rules do not make the game. The skill of the players is what makes it the spectacle that it is.