I like the no whining rule. ALOT, it shuts the babies up, I would have loved to have seen this rule in effect when Malone and Stockton were playing.
Yes we make a lot of money, but we spend a lot of money too. That $1000 is two hours I don't get to spend knee deep in hoes at the Gold Club.
Players who are whining about the ball are the ones that can't shoot. There are plenty of players doing quite well with the ball, and it is the same danged ball that they played with in the offseason and in college, and in Fiba competitions.... The new technical foul enforcement has merit though....especially since it takes money directly out of the players accounts. Do referees lose money when they make a poor call? DD
If that were the case, Dick Bavetta's debt by 1980 would have risen to $36 million. Lakers would have to include him in their payroll just to keep him in the league.
I think this is a legitimate issue. This issue is like a lawyer telling the engineers the right mix of cement. What the hell the commissioner knows about the actual game of basketball? If the players say it's not good, that should be it. That's the most stupid decision Stern has made.
Ha ha, yep As for the whinning rule, I think players should be allowed to react however, as long as it is not disrupting the flow of the game. The fact is we see players whinning alot because the networks put their cameras on them after a call for that very reason. As long as a player can make their complaints without going totally "Rasheed Wallace" and don't keep going at it then whatever is o.k.
Yeah the players should be allowed to show their frustration at a bad call, or what they think is a bad call, and they should be allowed to talk to the officials about it afterwards. However, there has to be a limit right? There should be a little tweaking, yes, but zero tolerance is a little too far. The referee's should be required to give the player like a quick warning right before he's about to get a technical or if his actions merit a technical. It doesn't even have to be an official warning, but they should tell them to back off before T-ing them up. Right now they just T em up without saying a thing.
Except that, as other have said, its the SAME ball used by every league other than the NBA. So it obviously doesn't prevent these guys from doing their jobs because almost everyone in the NBA was a pretty good player before he was in the NBA.
Here is an interesting look into current stats with the nba ball from a fantasy basketball article by Brian Dolittle. Apparently, percentages are up because the ball doesn't bounce as hard off the rim. It is more likely to roll in if it hits the back of the rim where it meets the backboard. Percentage are actually up except for 3pters. I would assume that's because 3pters hit the rim harder and making them unlikely to roll in at all. http://www.rototimes.com/article.php?article_id=2705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New ball not harming shooters By Brian Doolittle Now that we have over 10 percent of the regular season behind us, it is worthwhile to see what the impact of the new ball has been. In short, everything seems fine, with scoring up and shooting percentages rising. The one thing that has been noticeable to me is the friendlier bounces. This is likely a slight, trivial matter, but I’ve seen at least three shots from 3-point range that were long, yet went in. Each time the shot clanked at the spot where the back of the rim meets the backboard and the ball seemed to die - rather than spring upward - and then rolled in. I have no problem with bricks going in as long as it is a rare occurrence. If this begins happening frequently on free throws, we’ll know something is funky. Usage of the backboard also seems way up, but I have not seen any studies on this. So, the current 2006 numbers compared to 2005: scoring is up 3.1 points per game, shooting is up 1.4 percent from the field and 1.2 percent from the line while 3-point percentage has held steady at 34.5 percent. <rest of the article is edited because it's about fantasy basketball players>
I like that the league is trying to keep the attitudes in check. Honestly, temper tantrums and foul language aren't necessary with kids all around the court. You could take it a step further with foul language. How many times have we heard Chuck Hayes yell the "F" bomb on the court after he makes a mistake. It's not necessary.
The Rasheed rule is fine, and they're already easing up on it as players adjust. The new ball is crap and worth the fight by the union. Sten is shoving it down their throats for the sake of sponsorship money (Spalding) and nothing else. Along with the rims, backboards, and hardwood, these are things you doin't mess with unless it's an obvious and agreed-upon improvement. None of us are qualified to contest the payer claims that this change sucks. Unless you've played with both basketballs in recent history, chiming in with "it's fine" comes out of ignorance. Evan
