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Originally posted by hoopsrefBC
Hey Mark
I like how you said, "North American cities" :-)
and
the World Chanpionships are played by teams that represent their countries.
The NBA championship are played by two teams from cities..
oh, did i mention....players in the world championships play for pride of there nation instead of $$$$$$.
Lets see this year the NBA has decided to allow zones, the rules of FIBA have allowed this for years. Secondly, the intoduction of no-cylinder is new for the NBA. In play around the world a shot may be rebounded as soon as the ball has hit the ring. This may seem like a bad move, but trust me from someone who refs both the "is it in the cylinder" question is nice to get away from.
Scott
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As well, I recently read an interview with the NBA head of referees (whose name escapes me) and he also said that the NBA is seriously considering changing the shape of the key to the FIBA trapeziod shape. The main reason for this is to move the bigger players further from the basket and try to prevent players like Shaq simply running over defenders.
Lets face it guys (and girls) the rules of FIBA, the NBA and NCAA (and other varients) are all meeting somewhere in the middle. Give it 5 to 10 years and we will all be playing with basically the same rules. There will still probably be differences according to the
level played (ie pro, high school, college etc) but less so based on regional differences.
Duane Galle
http://www.Ref-Basketball.com
Tue Sep 25, 2001, 05:44am
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