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Another thing. After watching Gasol flop last night, when the refs review games and see flops they should automatically suspend the player for one game. END FLOPPING!
 
julius said:
Get rid of the 3 point line.

Crandc, the problem with first come first serve is, what about those who are in wheelchairs, or are disabled? Or have children with them?

Let's say I go with my wife and 3 kids and because I have kids I'm a bit late to the game. And when I get there, there aren't 5 seats right in a row or even in the same section? Forget that, I'd rather just not go to games if that was the case.
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Good points, Julius. I already specified better disability access. So how about adding a family section for fans with small children? Hmm. I would be interested in seeing how they do manage this in places that are ticket free. They must have some civilized manner since there are kids at these events and I've never heard of Cuban baseball fans trampling one another in the way some European soccer fans have.

I still though like the idea that fandom and not corporate ties should determine good seats. I'm not big on commercials but I loved the Nike "fun police' ad where Donald Trump got sent to the upper nosebleed and all the kids with $10 tix were seated courtside.
 
DaRizzle said:
...what would it be? Anything from rules to the court to the ball to the rim....all is fair game. I welcome the funny answers but Im serious here. The game isnt perfect...Ill start...

Im in favor of widening the court. I think it is way too narrow of an area from the three point line to out of bounds. Another reason is the players are just bigger than they used to be, its too cramped on the court. Id keep the 3pt line the same, just widen the court something like 18-20 inches.

Yours?
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That's a great idea. I'd love to turn Jack Nicholson's, Penny Marshall's and Dyan Cannon's seats into part of a wider court, along with that hippie dude Jack sits with. Fuck Hollywood.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
Another thing. After watching Gasol flop last night, when the refs review games and see flops they should automatically suspend the player for one game. END FLOPPING!
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I was just going to post the same thing.

Also, I think they should change the 6 foul rule. Make it 10 fouls per game, but each foul over six results in three or four free throws (if it's a three point shot) for the opponent. I think it's bullshit that it's a credible tactic to try to get a player to sit down by making him foul. Your best players should play. If they foul excessively, there's an additional penalty. It would hopefully also end the "superstar" call, which I also hate.
 
1. I think they should add fouls in OT games. I can see having a limit on fouls, but I've seen 2OT and 3OT games decided because too many key players foul out. How about one extra foul per player per OT?

2. Each team should be allowed an injury time out to be used if needed. Most times it won't. But a player tears an ACL and has to be carried off the court - bad enough, a team should not have to use up 2 time outs to get him to the locker room. Obviously, this has to be monitored to be sure it's not abused, some flopper falls on the ground so his team gets another time out, then bounces up right as rain.

3. Very limited requested instant replay. Make it like the NFL, where a team gets no more than 1-2 challenges per game and loses a time out if they lose the replay call. In close games, a 3 called a 2 by mistake or vice versa can be huge.

Damn, we're smart! Mr. Stern, please phone in for suggestions.
 
I don't really agree with most of what people have mentioned. But I think along the same lines as the person who mentioned eliminating the no-charge circle under the hoop. In particular, I find it frustrating that an offensive player gets the benefit of the doubt 95% of time when there is contact.

Having trouble with your jumper tonight? Just drive the ball down the lane, run into a big (doesn't matter if they block the shot...just jump INTO their body where they had a set position) and you get a call 80% of the time. I think it's just ridiculous. Defensive players are supposed to stand in the way (prevent) offensive players from getting a layup, yet if the offensive player deliberately runs into them, that's a defensive foul? I'd prefer to see many more no calls in this situation. I'd also like them to call more "over the back/loose ball fouls"...used to be regular but now quite a bit more rare.

It's funny that I'm trying to give help to defenders, since I love the Sun's 7 Seconds Or Less style of offense. But I think that it's just too hard to stop when a quick guy can get into the lane and draw a foul at any given time.
 
crandc said:
1. I think they should add fouls in OT games. I can see having a limit on fouls, but I've seen 2OT and 3OT games decided because too many key players foul out. How about one extra foul per player per OT?

2. Each team should be allowed an injury time out to be used if needed. Most times it won't. But a player tears an ACL and has to be carried off the court - bad enough, a team should not have to use up 2 time outs to get him to the locker room. Obviously, this has to be monitored to be sure it's not abused, some flopper falls on the ground so his team gets another time out, then bounces up right as rain.

3. Very limited requested instant replay. Make it like the NFL, where a team gets no more than 1-2 challenges per game and loses a time out if they lose the replay call. In close games, a 3 called a 2 by mistake or vice versa can be huge.

Damn, we're smart! Mr. Stern, please phone in for suggestions.
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Then you are missing the whole reason for fouls in the first place. There is a reason those folks are foulling out of those games. They committed too many fouls. You act as if comitting a foul is a good thing, and that players should be rewarded for such play. They shouldn't, and if they committ fouls, they should foul out, because anybody playing in a style of play that gets them 6 fouls, should probably not be on the court anymore. If there is no risk for the player, then there is no reason for them not to hack every time down the court.
 
rocketeer said:
no more age limit(really age minimum).

it's a horrible rule.
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I see both sides of the argument and I wish the solution was for the NBA to have a better relationship with college teams and to use the NBADL more effectively in terms of a minor league system. Something I would change is the rule costing you two roster spots by having a player on your NBADL roster that is stupid.

I think the high school players can make a case based on this years playoff success of kids coming straight out of high school.

- Kobe Bryant
- Andrew Bynum
- Dwight Howard
- Rashard Lewis
- LeBron James
- JR Smith
 
get rid of superstar calls.

BTOWN_HUSTLA said:
I'd have designated, lower level sections of rowdy fans..kind of like the Cameron Crazies or similar groups at every college. have to wear a certain shirt, can't sit down the whole game
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that would be awesome, I've always wanted to have a Timber's Army sort of thing for the Blazers.
 
There used to be one. Called the BlazerManiac section. That will probably go away this year, what with the almost 100% markup in ticket price. :(
 
hasoos said:
Then you are missing the whole reason for fouls in the first place. There is a reason those folks are foulling out of those games. They committed too many fouls. You act as if comitting a foul is a good thing, and that players should be rewarded for such play. They shouldn't, and if they committ fouls, they should foul out, because anybody playing in a style of play that gets them 6 fouls, should probably not be on the court anymore. If there is no risk for the player, then there is no reason for them not to hack every time down the court.
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Disagree. I am not saying fouling is good but it is part of the game. It happens. Compare it to a mistake. Is it fair to expect you to make the same number of mistakes in a week as you would in an hour? I am just saying that with more time there will inevitably be more fouls, not because the players are dumb or thugs, just as a function of time.

Disagree if you want, but I am not "missing the whole reason for fouls" or "acting as if committing a foul is a good thing".

Six fouls in a regulation or 7 in an OT is still a risk for the player. They can still foul out.
 
I'd like a penalty for flopping... that would be awesome. I also think if a team throws up a airball at the shot clcok buzzer and the other team catches it, it shouldnt be called a 24 second violation. a lot of fast breaks are ruined because of that rule.
 
maxiep said:
That's a great idea. I'd love to turn Jack Nicholson's, Penny Marshall's and Dyan Cannon's seats into part of a wider court, along with that hippie dude Jack sits with. Fuck Hollywood.
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That hippie dude is Lou Adler. How can you have anything against Lou?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Adler

I wish there more no calls in the league. I'm not sure if you can make it a rule, but the officials need to allow more contact to take place. I think this would somewhat curb flopping. If a defender flops and no whistle is blown the offensive player gets an uncontested layup, dunk, or jump shot.
 
Going along with the age limit, I'd like to see a system set up in America similar to European systems of having seperate "high schools" set up for athletes to go to, to get better fundamental work done in their sport, while probably getting a better education as well. Not sure how it would be set up, but it's an interesting idea to me.

I like the idea of widening the court. Along those lines, I have seen mentione every so often of switching it to 4-4 basketball. I think widening the court is better, but 4-4 would be an interesting strategy session. Generally now, you have 2 bigs, 2 wings, and a PG. 4-4, the possibilites and matchups would be fun to see. 2 wings and 2 bigs? PG, 2 wings, and 1 big? 3 wings and a big? 1 PG and 3 wings, etc.
 
I would change 2 of the foul rules:

1- knocking a player with the ball out of bounds would not be a foul but a reset of the shot clock and the team with the ball retains possession.
(this would save a lot of fouls with the bigs in the league)

2- offensive fouls would not be a foul but a change of possession.
(less incentive to flop and keeps the flow of the game quicker)

I like the instant replay to review calls but I don't know if the NBA could implement it like the NFL. I'd like to see it done in the NBDL or CBA.
 
Dancers are not allowed to wear clothes. :)

More offensive fouls. I get tired of guys charging their way into the defense to get the foul.
 
Like International, you should be able to know off or tip the ball when it is on the rim. Also, they don't really enforce the dress code anymore. Not like the first season.
 
I used to be a fan of the age rule, but it seems alot of these players, like Lance Stephenson, hold certain university hostage even if it's only for a year. Also, would Rose and Memphis have this situation currently if Rose would have been allowed to go straight to the NBA, same with Mayo. I'm hoping they drop it, but Stern won't unless the NCAA says something.

I could care less about the dress code, but players still seemed to get fines for it, so I dunno, don't really care.

Maybe add sound to the Staples center so maybe it atleast sounds like they care. Toronto was louder for their first round series games then LA for the Finals.

I'm on the fence if a T should be a personal foul. Part of me says yes like college, part says no.
 
BTW, I listen to cowherd, just to hear what dumb things he says. Morency is where it's at.
 
Shaking hands after defeat is mandatory.
 
A 4 point shot: Seriously, about 10 feet behind the 3 pt line. It would make late game come from behind victories possible and stop the whole foul-foul-foul thing, hoping for someone to miss a free throw in order to get the ball back and hit a shot .

I would eliminate at least half of all free throws. Sometimes I feel like I am watching a free throw contest and not a basketball game. They cant go two minutes without stopping play to shoot yet another free throw.
 
Instead of stopping play for substitutions you'd have both players play for a possession kind of like tag team in wrestling for a 6vs5 power play.
 
Stevenson said:
A 4 point shot: Seriously, about 10 feet behind the 3 pt line. It would make late game come from behind victories possible and stop the whole foul-foul-foul thing, hoping for someone to miss a free throw in order to get the ball back and hit a shot .
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That would be cool, I'd just make all half court shots 4 pts
 
1. Refs from an independent source (see: European soccer).
2. No extra weightings for NBA lottery (see: Malcolm Gladwell's discussion with the Sports Guy)
3. Expand the court (both length by maybe 10 feet and width by 6 feet)
4. No player above 6'0 is allowed to take a charge.
5. Allow handchecking.
6. Re-do the divisions (Portland in the Pacific, basically)
7. Flopping, determined via post-game video review, is subject to a minimum 2-game suspension.
 
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