Rule Change Proposals

[SMEngmann]

My rule change suggestions:

1) Adopt a shot clock in all states

2) Stop clock on all made baskets in the last minute of the game (or at the very least, the last 10 seconds of the 4th quarter/OT)

rationale: teams should not be able to "run out the clock." Very difficult play to officiate in terms of determining when the ball is "at the disposal" of the thrower in for the 5 second count.

3) Eliminate the intentional foul definition and replace with more specific definitions (flagrant fouls 1 and 2) as well as clear path foul and away from the play foul.

rationale: if FED is gonna allow fouling as a legitimate strategy, they cannot have "intentional foul" in the rulebook. Adding these other definitions breaks down the types of current "intentional fouls" and thus makes them easier to officiate. Plus, as an added bonus, it eliminates the argument "he was going for the ball" from the coach's lexicon.

4) Point of Interruption on technicals

5) Change the penalty for slapping the backboard to basket interference when the ball is in the cylinder.

6) Expand the coaches box from 28 foot mark to endline, or eliminate it entirely

rationale: the way the currently adopted box is makes it too difficult for most officials to manage the bench. Let the coach use the sideline to coach his team, if he can't handle that, he should have no box, eliminate the half measures.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by SMEngmann

My rule change suggestions:
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3) Eliminate the intentional foul definition and replace with more specific definitions (flagrant fouls 1 and 2) as well as clear path foul and away from the play foul.
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6) Expand the coaches box from 28 foot mark to endline, or eliminate it entirely

rationale: the way the currently adopted box is makes it too difficult for most officials to manage the bench. Let the coach use the sideline to coach his team, if he can't handle that, he should have no box, eliminate the half measures.

FIBA did #3: we now call them "unsportsmanlike fouls"; maybe the name is terrible, but it does not convey any idea of "intentionality", which is not a criterion to call them, as any "stop clock foul" could be deemed intentional.

#6: We have the coaching box from the endline to 5 meters (16' 5"; aren't metric measures simpler?) from the division line. No particular problem. And no, after a T the coach doesn't lose any coaching box privilege.