King for a day

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Where do I begin, oh where do I begin.


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.