Change the rule on remaining OOB after the throwin is released to be a violation instead of a T...and just give it a time limit of 3 seconds after the release that they have to be inbounds. It doesn't matter if they run across the court in that time, just as long as they get in.

1) Get rid of AP and start using Jump Balls again.

2) Get rid of Point of Interupption.

3) Stop being the fashion police except of keeping a players shorts up.

I know just one rule but I thought I could be the Basketball Czar for a day.



BUT, seriously, I would like to see the Closely Guarded rule changed to three feet instead of six feet and only while holding the ball. This is the rule in FIBA and NCAA Women's.

MTD, Sr.

Whoa, you may want to re-think that one, chseagle. The idea of a warm-up is to warm up. It's not only to get into game mode but it's a safety factor. That's why officials warm-up before a game also.

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Change the rule that allows Mark Padgett to post on the Forum.

Wait, the officials are supposed to warm up? ... oh, you mean the floor officials! Well, that makes more sense...

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Huh?

1) Drop 30s and fulls and go with five 45s

2) Go to two 16-min halves

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I like both of those but I think two 18 minutes halves such as what Minnesota does might be better.

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Compression sleeves. Make 'em legal and have them fall under the headband color requirements or make 'em illegal, because we all know they are not used for medical reasons.

Not grant a HC's time out request unless the ball is dead and the clock is stopped. I'd settle for unless the ball is dead, but would prefer both dead ball and stopped clock.

Are they going to raise our game fees 12.5%?

I ref FIBA so its a different kettle of fish. The rules I would like to see go on our side are the rules we have for some things that are automatically unsportsmanlike. I would prefer the discretion to call it when the intent was to make a non basketball play or an excessively physical one.

These would include:

- Automatic unsportsmanlike on any foul will the ball is at the disposal of the inbounder but has not yet entered the playing area during the last 2 minutes.
-Automatic unsportsmanlike on any foul from the side or behind when the there are no other defenders back between the rim and ball (clear path).