New Rules Annonced

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach


The change is good, but they chose the wrong spaces to leave open. Those spaces in the front, when limited to when the ball hits the rim, are nearly useless. Missed free throws don't kick off to the side at a 90-degree angle. Often they kick at a 45-degree angle right to the shooter's teammate.

Well maybe as a coach you think the space close to the shooter is not that important, but as an official I love it. One less person to keep track of, that is not going to get most rebounds anyway. And with the current restrictions on the FTs, the block space being left open would only create a bigger advantage in my opinion to the defense. The change would be better if they let the players enter the lane on the release.

Peace

[Edited by JRutledge on Apr 24th, 2003 at 10:26 AM]