1 Rule Change

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Scooby

1. No more 5 second violations.

So, you'd be OK with a player bear hugging the ball and standing in a corner for an entire quarter so the other team's only chance to get the ball is to commit what would probably be an intentional foul.

Like the 3 second rule, the 5 second rule was put in to solve a problem. Take it out and the problem comes back.

Originally Posted by Scooby

2. The team that is fouled has a choice to shoot the foul shoots (if any) or have the ball for a throw in. (To stop the fouling at the end of the game.)

I like that one.

[Scooby]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

So, you'd be OK with a player bear hugging the ball and standing in a corner for an entire quarter so the other team's only chance to get the ball is to commit what would probably be an intentional foul.

That is where the defense tries to trap the ball and by far most of the time when there is a trap in the corner it does not result in a 5 second violation. But given that the offense might perfect this stall tactic, I would go with the idea of a 5 second count only when holding the ball.

[cmathews]

Get rid of it...before anyone gives me a +1 by get rid of it, I mean get rid of the restriction where they can stand...at least on their own side of midcourt....let them run from endline to mid court....I have never called a T for the coach being "out of the box" if they get T'd up it is for their behavior not their location on the court...I see a few who want to not allow coaches to call timeout because they don't want to watch to see whether they want one or not...for crying out loud looking to see where a coach is standing is even more ridiculous....

stepping off of soap box now...

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Scooby

That is where the defense tries to trap the ball and by far most of the time when there is a trap in the corner it does not result in a 5 second violation. But given that the offense might perfect this stall tactic, I would go with the idea of a 5 second count only when holding the ball.

It doesn't result in a 5 second violation because the offense knows they need to get out of it some way. But if they have no reason to get out of it, they wont. 5 seconds holding might do the trick, but you really can't get rid of it entirely.