Yeah, that's what I was thinking. To me, a four point line sounds idiotic and gimmicky. But that's probably how people felt about the three pointer 40 years ago...
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Making it wider would let you at least extend the corner three to the same length as everywhere else.
Please no..... Like mentioned before, the main focus should be widening the court so there's 3's with a foot on the out of bounds line.
How about extend the 3-point line and remove the corner 3? It would be interesting to see how much that changes the game.
It would have to be REALLY far back, past halfcourt, to make sure it was never more than a desperation heave. The 3-point line kinda fixed basketball, but the addition of a four point line close enough to get a good EV might break basketball.
A lot of people seem to reflexively think this a good idea, but I'm not sure. Having some areas be higher value than others is basically the prerequisite for strategy.
well back in the 90s, a league in the Philippines (the MBA) introduce the free three,during the last 2 mins of the game, a team had a option to shoot 2 freethrows or one uncontested 3 pt shot should their player be fouled..
Sounds gimmicky; and unlike when they introduced the three pointer, scoring isn't much of a problem. Also seems like it will unnecessarily spread the floor and end up taking one guy out (if you have a guy camping at the four point line). Also, where do you put it? Can't put it behind halfcourt or no one will use it b/c of the backcourt violation. Can't put on the other side because otherwise it's too easy. Also, how do you implement worldwide? And most important: Out of all the problems the NBA has, why is this being discussed?
I hope not. It is overkill, why not make half court shots worth 5...don't make changes for the sake of making changes. The scoring system is fine, just leave it.
I actually think they aren't going far enough. They should make the goal slide left and right along the baseline and swivel from side to side during the last 2 minutes of the game, and each score means more tickets coming out of each seat that can be redeemed at the end of the game for bubblegum and cheap plastic toys (or for a million tickets, a Game Boy Color). I think that'll really increase the sense of participation and solve Toyota Center's attendance problem. Just imagine all the screaming 7 year olds this change will draw!
