Yes.

So...when you...:eek:...

Never mind.

Thank you. :eek:

Not much, but more than I can in zero minutes. Mostly, I can calm them down and help them focus on one key point to improve.

Sorry, I've been trying to channel my inner Jurassic. Padgett's ghost got in the way.

Once they can drive good luck!

If I Were Emporer/King/Dictator For A Day!!
 

Where do I begin, oh where do I begin. :D


Rule Change 1a: I would abolish, at all levels (NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, NBA/WNBA, and FIBA), that abomination of the game called Alternating Possession. I would go back to "The Ancient Days" when everything was good and right in the game.


Rule Change 1b: I would abolish, at all levels (NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, NBA/WNBA, and FIBA) the shot clock. The way the game is played now in the NBA, it seens like there was more scoring in the early pre-shot clock days of the NBA.


Rule Change 2: I would replace all of the different types of technical fouls in the NCAA Men's/Women's Rules with the NFHS types. Keep It Simple Stupid!!


Rule Change 3: 1 + 1, for Common Fouls when the Team Foul totals are 7, 8 and 9; two (2) free throws, for Common Fouls when the Team Foul totals are 10, 11 and 12; and three (3) free throws, for Common Fouls when the Team Foul totals are 13 and greater. I will elaborate on this change if others would like an explanation.


Rule Change 4: Get rid of the stupid "circle under the basket rule" in the NBA/WNBA and its abomination in the NCAA Men's.


Rule Change 5: Allow a player to request timeout (see NBA/WNBA and NCAA Men's/Women's) while going out of bounds. If a team wants to burn a timeout, let them.


These are just a few of my favorite things.

Have fun with them.

MTD, Sr.


P.S. I am not officiating the rest of December, I did something to my left knee last week while officiating so I am going to rest in hopes that I do not have to see an orthopedic surgeon.

Many say that this invention saved the NBA, as it had problems attracting fans (and television coverage) before its inception.[2] This was largely due to the stalling tactics used by teams once they were leading in a game (killing the clock). Without the shot clock, teams could pass the ball nearly endlessly without penalty. If one team chose to stall, the other team (especially if behind) would often commit fouls to get the ball back following the free throw.

Very low-scoring games with many fouls were common, boring fans. The most extreme case occurred on November 22, 1950, when the Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Minneapolis Lakers by a record-low score of 19-18. A few weeks later, the Rochester Royals and Indianapolis Olympians played a six-overtime game with only one shot in each overtime. The NBA tried several rule changes in the early 1950s to speed up the game and reduce fouls before eventually adopting Biasone's idea.

According to Biasone, "I looked at the box scores from the game I enjoyed, games where they didn't screw around and stall. I noticed each team took about 60 shots. That meant 120 shots per game. So I took 48 minutes - 2,880 seconds - and divided that by 120 shots. The result was 24 seconds per shot."[3]

When the shot clock first came into play, it made many players so nervous that the clock hardly came into play, as players were taking fewer than 20 seconds to shoot. According to Syracuse star Dolph Schayes, "We thought we had to take quick shots - a pass and a shot was it - maybe 8-10 seconds...But as the game went on, we saw the inherent genius in Danny's 24 seconds - you could work the ball around for a good shot."[3]

The shot clock, together with some rule changes concerning fouls, immediately revolutionized NBA basketball. In the last pre-clock season, teams averaged 79 points per game. In the first year with the clock (1954-55), the average was up to 93 points; by the fourth year (1957-58), it was 107 points


snopes.com: Origins of the 24-Second Shot Clock

And currently the lowest scoring NBA team is averaging roughly 89 PPG.

ya I am reluctant to call the Nets an NBA team.

My point is, for the most part, scoring is up since the invention of the shot clock.

It makes for a much better pace to the game.

Let's Not All Do This At Once, We Could Overload And Shut Down the Forum
 

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.: Thanks for the warning. Now if I could just figure out how to get this ignore feature to work?

It's That Important To Me ..
 

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.: Good luck. Get better soon.

I'm trying to avoid taking time off with a plantar fasciitis problem. I'm using arch supports, a sleeping brace, a stretching device, a foot massager, and aspirin before and after games. I don't work a lot of off season basketball, so I've really been looking forward to this upcoming season, and I don't need any health problems keeping me off the court.

Maybe We'll Go Back To Peach Baskets Too ???
 

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.: So you would have a jump ball after every basket, just like when you first started officiating?

"What time is tipoff?" Keep the jump ball start for tradition's sake.

I am a big fan of only dead ball TO requests by the coach. The kids know the coach's voice from practice. They show be able to signal the request to the officials. But no live ball TO requests? No. The ball is live at the disposal of the thrower-in and often requests will come late in the count. Same thing with pressure in the backcourt.

Make delay entering the court after a throw-in a violation instead of a technical foul.

Go to 3-2-1 scoring on field goals.

Change the FT lane to the FIFA trapezoid or a small semi-circle and treat it just like the current two point area of the court, only make shots taken from there worth only a single point. The court would now have three areas with point values of 1, 2, and 3 for goal made from therein.

This would return the value of the mid-range jumpshot to the game and the overemphasis on dunks and big guys would be greatly reduced. The game of basketball should be about skill, not just sheer size. It sickens me to see people being handed so much money in our society simply because they are tall or large, yet don't have any real talent or skills.