re: Moving screens and traveling in NBA

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That's what I'm talking about. It takes away from the game completely and I can see how it changes the game dramatically. One superstar gets away with it at home, then the opposing star gets treated like a rookie at training camp. Trash

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You must not watch much college basketball. STAR players get away with a lot in college basketball. And HOME teams get the good calls. There was a reason Mizzou and Arkansas dominated at home and then sucked on the road.

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You should look at the rules the NBA put in place around 2004. They completely eliminated hand-checking and changed the way players could defend in the post.

The most outrageous example that they favor the offense is the defensive three second rule. No other form of organized basketball penalizes the defense for being in the paint too long.

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Handchecking has always been against the rules. There was no rule change. They just simply decided to enforce the rules that were in place.

The defensive three second rule was instituted to replace the illegal defense rule. The NBA made zone defenses legal, but needed away to counteract players just sitting in front of the rim. Basically, the NBA used to just penalize you for being too far from your man. That seems even more ridiculous than the current rule.

In my opinion, these changes make it harder, at least on the superstars. Playing against these hybrid zones in the NBA today is ridiculously tough. Before all you had to do was beat your man, and you probably had space to the rim. Now beating your man is easy, but there are 3 guys in front of you afterward. You see this in the numbers too. Superstar scoring is down, but their assist numbers are up.

Hand checking has always been against the rules. In 2001 the referees were instructed to call fouls for hand checking. Players can still get away with hand checking, but they cannot do it constantly like they could pre-2001.

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If your point is the NBA has always favored offenses more, my question would be why don't other levels of basketball?

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they should...

it's hard to watch a HS game bc they call too many travels... i know it's HS kids and not NBA but i didn't come to watch the refs, despite what they may think

I once watched a game where Vince Carter (Toronto Days) took 5 steps on a fastbreak dunk. They replayed it on Sportscenter in slow mo about 4-5x's. Stuart Scott would repeatedly count out each step in slow mo.

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I believed your point to be the NBA changed in 2004 to favor offenses more. If your point is the NBA has always favored offenses more, my question would be why don't other levels of basketball?

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Yea, I was saying they always have and just used 2004 as an example.

I do think other levels of basketball should move closer to how the NBA is called. Scheme, chemistry, and athleticism are the most important factors for a good NBA defense IMO. you can win in college just by beating up the other team.

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He also extends his forearms into the defender, which to me is what needs to get called.

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Yea, I don't mind if a guy gives a little extra lean into a screen. But it needs to be called when players throw their arms into the screen or take that extra step to catch a guy.