No more baskets with 6 men...

[B-Roy]

http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/13570640

The NBA’s Rules and Competition Committee met Friday and approved a rule change that would disallow baskets if it was determined after the play that the team scoring the basket had six men on the court, CBSSports.com has learned. The NBA Board of Governors will vote on the recommendation next week, and if approved by owners, the rule will be implemented for the rest of this season.

The change was brought to the attention of the committee – comprised of current and former general managers, coaches, and players – in response to a game Dec. 30 in which Portland scored a basket with six men on the court against Boston. Under the old rule, the referees were permitted to assess a technical foul, but couldn’t disallow the basket. The technical foul will still be assessed, but any points scored while the extra man was on the court will be taken off the scoreboard.

 

[barfo]

Dammit, now we are going to miss the playoffs! How dare they take away our best weapon? This is exactly like when the NCAA outlawed dunking because of Lew Alcindor!

barfo

 

[Karl Malone's Elbows]

Dammit, I was really hoping to see a coach draw up a play to take advantage of this rule.