How to Fix the NBA. Stop Rigging Playoff Games for Money and Changing the Rules every year. Even the All Star Game and Dunk Contest is ruined because Adam Silver Changed it Pickup League and Lebron and Giannis Sitting Out really Shows Lebron and Giannis Don't Care.
But everyone likes watching the kickoff because it's exciting and there's always a chance of a home run play to get into scoring position or even a touchdown Free throws are just boring unless the game is on the line
I don't think this idea was intended to shorten game length. I think the idea is that free throws stop the action and flow of the game. I'd have a different system, though. No free throws, at any time of the game, it's always side out of bounds...unless you go into the penalty, then it's automatic points. Players still foul out at 6 fouls and obviously being in the penalty is bad, so indiscriminate fouling is a really bad idea.
The only minor concern I have is that free throws do give players opportunities to take breathers throughout the game. You could probably add more mandatory timeouts to address that though (and I'm sure the league would love a chance to show more stupid ads...)
They can already show ads during free-throws. Just saw them do it in the finals on ABC. i wondered why they seemed to never do it, at least i never noticed it until a few days ago. Ads during free-throws help the viewers kill the boredom just as much imo. They also adopted the european soccer jersey ads quite late.
How about speeding up the free throw process by starting a shot clock as soon as the whistle is blown. So everybody has to scramble to get into position. No more waiting for the ref to hand you the ball. And no more talking to the ball at the FT line. (Yes, I'm looking at you, Sengun the franchise player.)
Imagine the scramble at the final 2 seconds of the game to get to the line and throw up a ball to try and make a 5 pt play (3 Plus Foul shot and intentional miss and get 2) Rocket River
A little surprised to see so much pushback from y'all on the idea of getting rid of/lowering the amount of free throws in the NBA. I can go to the park next door and watch some dude knock down 8 in 10. Not my idea of entertainment. It's not about making the game shorter, it's about making it faster-paced and more fun to watch.
Speeding up the game has worked really well for MLB pitchers. Why not take those lessons and wreck some NBA careers?
It's a reward for not learning to shoot free throws Not calling Fouls or Travels would speed up the game too Honestly . . . If its automatic points . .. . expect the flopping to SKY ROCKET Rocket River
Instead of free throws players get two knives and have to throw it at an apple on a teammates head. If they make it two points. If they miss and hit teammate 5 points to make up for lost teammate.
It’s kind of a weird rule to have, especially since **this** NBA era is shooting free throws at a very low rate. I mean a historically low percentage for attempts per game, league wide, and year-to-year top ten leaders. League-wide, most teams typically averaged 25 FTA or more per game. Now, it’s basically only league leading teams that averaged that much. Oddly enough, in both the past and present, the championship teams and some of the better offenses in the league were near the bottom 5-10 in free throws. For example, 1990s Chicago Bulls were often in that range as were the 1980s Boston Celtics and the 80s Lakers. Quite a few Phoenix Suns teams, Golden State Warriors (past and present), and Dallas Mavericks. You also have to consider these aren’t teams you’d necessarily want to foul, given some of their high free throw shooting %. Changing free throw rules are kinda not solution or a great solution to anything. Right now, there’s no active NBA player who ranks in the top 10 for free throw attempts per game. Harden is the only one that’s even close, he is in 12-15 range. He’ll probably fall lower on the list as he gets older. Giannis is the only other active player on top 20. The craziest thing about this is people think they shoot way too many free throws, even though there are both better and worse scorers than Harden. Harden even at his most “hard Harden foul hunting” is about the normal range for a high caliber scorer. It’s a tried true method. For Giannis, he simply falls in the “Hack-A-????” category, he’s a poor free throw shooter, so teams are going to exploit that strategy.
I wouldn't go as far as eliminating all free throws until the last four minutes of the game but I would eliminate the second free throw if you missed the first free throw! You don't deserve FREE points if you can't shoot worth a darn!! As far as eliminating halftime, I cant say I disagree!! If you've been watching the game you don't need a frickin recap of what you've already seen!! The only haftimes should be done by the TNT crew, and they shouldn't recap the game either, their only value is from the giggles that Shaq and Charles give us from talking about all the big'ol gorditas from San Antonio... Spoiler: True Wisdom!! Go Rockets!!! ....... ....... .......
Random JVG news, ran into him bowling today during my kids’ play date with a friend. Neighboring lane and we were sharing the same ball return. Didn’t realize it was him until I was trying to figure out how to raise the side bumpers for the kids and he mentioned that they set it up at the front desk. I was in the middle of saying thank you, then I stopped mid sentence and said “Jeff van gundy?” He reached his hand out “I’m Jeff”. No other interaction with me but I noticed he and my son said a few things during the game while they crossed paths at the return. As JVG was leaving he gave an unprompted said “good to meet you”. What a good guy
You should have asked if Yao Ming was as tall in real life as he looked on TV. Then laugh together a give each other high fives!
Only get Advice from Jerry West, Not LeBron James Pickup Style All Star Game and In Game Tournament. As a 10th seed making the Playoffs.
Adam Silver really made the Game even Worse due to the All Star Game, Dunk Contest. Stop listening to LeBron James and take real Surveys from Fans and make different changes. LeBron James and Giannis selecting Nikola Jokic almost Last in the All Star Game. Is the biggest Joke.
