Nba rules u dont understand

[Waka FICO Flamez]

Taking a charge after a player gives the ball up is the worst call in the NBA.

It makes sense...its the same concept as an off ball foul. You can't run over people with out some kinda rule people would pass the ball with intentions to tackle a defender. As a result you have to give the defender a way to defend this

 

[kingest_kong]

Never been a fan of the "follow through" jumpshot foul.
To me, once the ball has left the shooters hand and you hit their hand, its not a foul. THe ball is gone, it does not change the outcome of the shot

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

The "rake your hands against the defender who has their hand extended trying to guard" foul aka the Durant special

 

[kingest_kong]

The "rake your hands against the defender who has their hand extended trying to guard" rule aka the Durant special

aka the Kobe

 

[OGmittee]

I read (in Phil Jackson's book The Last Season) this week, that when the 3 second rule was put into effect, the lane was 6ft wide...now it's 16ft wide. He (Phil) went on to give his opinion that they should atleast raise the penalty to 5 seconds.

Even though he had selfish reasons for wanting it like that (Shaq), I have to agree with him. 3 seconds is pretty restrictive, even though most refs are typically lax in calling it.

Ive never measured but ive played basketball long enough to know this is NOT TRUE. Wherever you read that, I wouldnt take anything seriously from it (including if thats Phil Jackson's book). Dont believe everything you read especially when its as ludicrous as that...you should use some common sense.

Simple geometry would have shown you that the dimesions would be off as fukk if that were true. The Key would be damn near square, it is a rectangle (however, not a square one).

 

[FloorGeneral]

Ive never measured but ive played basketball long enough to know this is NOT TRUE. Wherever you read that, I wouldnt take anything seriously from it (including if thats Phil Jackson's book). Dont believe everything you read especially when its as ludicrous as that...you should use some common sense.

Simple geometry would have shown you that the dimesions would be off as fukk if that were true. The Key would be damn near square, it is a rectangle (however, not a square one).

Key (basketball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally, the key was narrower than it is today and had the shape of a keyhole, measuring six feet (1.8 m) wide, hence "the key", with the free circle as the head, and the shaded lane as the body. Due to the narrowness of the key, imposing centers, such as George Mikan, dominated the paint, scoring at will. To counter this, the key was widened into 12 feet (3.7 m) from 6 feet (1.8 m) at the onset of the 1951–52 NBA season.[5]

Men's professional basketball in the United States (notably the National Basketball Association) widened it further to 16 feet (4.9 m) on the 1964–65 NBA season to lessen the effectiveness of centers, especially Wilt Chamberlain.[6] The NCAA retains the old 12 feet key to this day.

On April 25, 2008, the FIBA Central Board approved rule changes that included the changes in the shape of the key; the key is now rectangular and has virtually the dimensions as the key used in the NBA. In addition, the no-charge semicircles or the restricted area arc is also created.[7]

Edit: Took me 2 minutes to find that and post it.

 

[OGmittee]

Key (basketball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edit: Took me 2 minutes to find that and post it.

Youre right.

Ive only played on High School and College courts, which are 12 feet wide (which is why I thought you were wrong). I apologize for the misunderstanding. I shouldve looked it up before quoting you.

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