Re: NBA Rules Committee Changes

[Mike Dynon <mdynon@ix.netcom.com>]

Jim Meninno wrote:
> 
> Also, they were thinking of
> allowing "strong side zones", or doubling away from the ball on the same
> side of the court.  So, a guard could back off the man feeding the post to
> deny the pass.

Actually, that is already legal.  That's why teams have a good shooter
feed the post, to prevent the defender from dropping back to deny the
pass.

In the NBA Guide, the rules include an entire page of tiny type (yikes!)
that describes all the defensive guidelines, but there's no specific
mention of this situation. Basically, the guidelines for
"weakside/strongside" only cover how and when a defender can legally
cross the imaginary dotted line down the center of the court.
--
Mike Dynon
North Kingstown, RI