Make any ally-oop thrown behind the 3pt line worth 3pts. It would give a 2nd 3pt option and would open the floor more. It would get big men playing near the hoop instead of taking mid range jumpers.
I can't believe Cuban thinks moving the line would even the playing field. What makes people think moving the three point line farther out would hurt the best three point shooter in the game? It would do the opposite.
No. The arc would continue unabated until it intersected with the sideline, and then there would be no three point shot within (approximately) 8 feet from the baseline. While I know you're being intentionally ridiculous, I've thought for a while that there might be value in raising the hoop.
If the NBA allowed for the 3 point line to get pushed out further, then the number of shooting fouls on those shots would surely rise to adjust for the rise in misses...simple math
This is true. If big men want to stay on the floor then they need to become more skilled. I am glad that the game has evolved to take 7'+" stiffs who can barely run and who can't shoot free throws....... out of the game. Athletic bigs who are multi-skilled will never be irrelevant. If they can't run and they they can't make a free throw.....then they should be phased out....
Assuming that we accept the notion that the three point shot is somehow bad for the game (instead of just bad for the Mavericks), I wonder what impact it would have on the game if 3-pointers only counted in the last two minutes of a period. At other times, they would just be a 2-point shot.
It seems to me it would leave the 3-point shot as a good come-back tool, but the rest of the time the game would be played the way Dr. Naismith intended it to be. There are other options to consider if you want to reduce the impact of the 3-pointer. You could make it illegal to set a pick beyond the 3-point line. You could allow hand-checking beyond the arc. Hell, if you just want to do what Cuban intends and negate the effectiveness of Steph Curry, just make a rule that says he can only shoot them left-handed while standing on one foot. Nah. He'd just go out and drill them that way, too.
This is just a ploy to increase Deandre Jordan's free throw percentages. Didn't take you to be a Clippers fan.
I would like to see the lines on the court be replaced with LED lighting. Then the lines could move constantly throughout the game. Not only could the three-point line move in or out, but it could also get new curves or wiggles in it. Similarly, it would be fun to have the foul line move around, and for the court to sometimes get narrower and sometimes wider. Keep the players on their toes. Also, the number of players allowed on the court per team should change at random intervals for each team. And I should be commissioner. Those are my demands. barfo
Basketball players weren't 6'10'' athletes with 8' reaches and the explosion to get from halfcourt to the rim in a few steps in Naismith's day. With the space that NBA players can cover now, spacing is essential for a game with flow. If Dr. Naismith were alive today, he'd see the need for a three-point shot.
