Why different rulesets?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Not a chance. The NBA is a business and would only adopt international rules if there was more money in it for them. Come to think of it, NCAA Div I basketball is the same.

If much of their regular schedule was home or away against foreign teams, they would converge on one rule set. It could well be FIBA's adopting NBA rules more than vice versa.

Consider the contrary. If NBA or NCAA 1 teams played, say, 20% of their games against foreign teams, do you really think they'd be willing to handicap themselves by playing half those games under different rules? Same for the foreign teams.