RE: new rules

[OzerskyJA <OzerskyJA@cmog.org>]

Mark, 
those are pretty radical changes.  (No more offensive goaltending calls?)
Are you sure they are done-deal adoptions?  It sounds terrible to me.
Who wants to see the box and one on Vince Carter or Paul Pierce?  
The NBA is still a star's league...I don't think you'll see a complete 
shift to zone, and a good thing, too.  It would make Pitino types the
stars, with their complex "systems."  

How about they just start officiating fairly?  How's that for a radical
suggestion?

Josh Ozersky	
Marketing Communications Specialist 
Corning Museum of Glass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Berry, Mark  S [SMTP:berrym@BATTELLE.ORG]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 04, 2001 4:12 PM
> To:	'celtics@igtc.com'
> Subject:	new rules
> 
> Haven't seen any posts on the new rules about to be adopted for next year.
> Anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> -No more illegal defense rules, but there will be a defensive three
> seconds
> rule prohibiting a Mutombo from just planting himself in front of the rim.
> 
> -8 seconds instead of 10 to advance out of the backcourt
> 
> -incidental contact (including hand checks) allowed
> 
> -balls can be touched while on the rim 
> 
> 
> Personally, I think I like all the changes. I've been saying the league
> should allow zone defenses for a couple of years now because the only way
> to
> beat the zone is with good ball and player movement. The misconception is
> that it will lead strictly to 3-point shooting contests. Granted, good
> shooting can beat a zone, but there's more to it than that.
> 
> How do they affect the current Celtic team? I don't think they favor the
> Celts because the team currently has very little player or ball movement
> in
> the offense. It's basically isolation plays for Pierce or Toine--exactly
> the
> kind of thing the NBA is trying to clean up. Also, only Pierce is a truly
> effective 3-point shooter. And Toine's one advantage--his versatility as a
> big man--is negated somewhat because teams can play zone instead of having
> a
> slow power forward try to defend Antoine 1-on-1.
> 
> Anyone else have any thoughts?
> 
> Mark