What Would You Change If You Were Commissioner?

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  1. Ming637

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    I saw it on the best damn sport show period and they were discussing some points they would change. Would you guys change?




    I'll add mine later.
     
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    The Handchecking rule.

    One of the main reasons for the horrible defense in the NBA, We need to stop babying the players..
     
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    I would make it so jumpshooters wouldn't be allowed to draw fouls.
     
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    I would crack down on referees and make them call a consistent game, doesn't mean they have to be officiating the exact same way exactly by the book every night but they've got to call a given game equally on both ends of the floor. I know, its "the hardest job in the world" but compared to NFL, MLB, NHL, soccer, NCAA basketball, and most other sports' officials they are easily the worst.

    I'd also take out the semi circle under the hoop because it's stupid IMO to say that if a player is in a specific part of the floor its impossible to draw an offensive foul.

    I'd also have the refs enforce the law of verticality very strictly. Right now any half decent perimeter player can run full force into a big man who is standing totally still with their hands straight up and a majority of times its a foul on the big man who is standing idly. I won't even get into it if a player jumps straight up and an offensive player jumps into him but it's ridiculous how much of an advantage the offensive player has.

    I'd also alter the lottery so that the team with the worst record has a very high chance of getting the number one pick. Right now the team with the worst record has a 25% chance of getting the #1 pick which is ridiculous to me. I don't know the math right now but I'd have it change so that its very likely that the order of the lottery is very likely to be the same as the teams records dictate.

    I'd change the first round of the playoffs back to a 5 game series to make that round go faster as well as cause more upsets (or scares at least). Right now the favored team is basically a lock to win the first round series (whether they do it in 4 games or 7), making the series best-of-3's would have allowed the Lakers or Kings to have a better opportunity to win their first round series last year instead of again being beaten by the favorite.

    I'd make a combine for NBA draft prospects. Right now it's crazy having certain prospects not wanting to workout for certain teams or against certain players. Makes things more organized, more equal, and allows teams to better evaluate prospects so that wold hopefully lead to less teams wasting good picks on busts and setting back their franchise.

    I'd also try to do something about making either conference more equal. Not sure what but I'd at least look into it.

    Probably more where that came from too...
     
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    take away dress code, handcheck and the annoying music they play in the games like the baseball music and stuff, that really annoys me, and i would have a viseo refferee like in NFL, and let players have more of a say in how the game is ruled
     
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    I'd drill the referees more and try to keep them as young as possible. Obviously, they can't be the same age as the players or they'll get disrespected even more, but frankly, some of them are too old for the job.

    I'd also get rid of two teams.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Heat4Life Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I would make it so jumpshooters wouldn't be allowed to draw fouls.</div>
    Why not? Players would just abuse this rule.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Heat4Life Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I would make it so jumpshooters wouldn't be allowed to draw fouls.</div>

    Bruce Bowen would have a field day with this. He would be like tying guys' arms up.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">Swish15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Bruce Bowen would have a field day with this. He would be like tying guys' arms up.</div>

    Ya, a guy would go up for a jumpshot and the defender would hit him in the air hard.
     

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