NBA Overtime Changes: The Brainstorming Session
by Jon Marthaler on Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintLast week, the NFL owners voted to change the overtime rules, opening the possibility that both teams will get the ball in overtime. Well, you could never accuse David Stern and the NBA league office of being behind the times; they all got together and brainstormed some overtime changes of their own.
We here at Canis Hoopus have managed to get our hands on the "ideas board" from the meeting, which says in big letters across the top, "NO IDEA IS A BAD IDEA." Below, the ideas that followed that invitation:
- Four-on-four in overtime! (NOTE: This idea was crossed out, and the words "Too Bettmanish" were written in red next to it.)
- One member of each team allowed to ride a horse during overtime.
- Road team allowed to yell insults through a megaphone; home team allowed to strategically place a kiddie pool for maximum advantage.
- NBA Daily Double: Each team allowed to wager any number of points on one free throw.
- In double overtime, there is no out-of-bounds. In triple overtime, home team is allowed to select one fan at random for six-on-five advantage, but fan must stay on the floor at all times, no matter how incompetent or out of shape.
- Any player committing more than two fouls must place his forehead on a bat and spin around ten times before rejoining the game.
- Each team allowed three water balloons, one of which is filled with shaving cream.
- Half-court shots count four points; hitting the rim from beyond half-court counts two points; missing the goal entirely from beyond half-court costs two points.
- Rock and Jock rules apply: One spot on the court is worth thirty points, but shot must be taken by Bill Bellamy.
- Any player with a mustache gets two extra fouls. Players of European descent are allowed to kick the ball without penalty. Canadian players can carry a hockey stick, but must also wear goalie leg pads.
- Random number generators are used to reset the shot clock arbitrarily to any value between three and 115 seconds.
- One player out of the five on the floor must be sitting at any given time. Breaking the rule is a technical foul.
- Bench players are allowed to carry Nerf guns.
- Any player who did not complete a four-year college degree must solve a mathematics word problem before being allowed to enter the game for overtime.
I'm sure you've got your own brainstorms. And remember: no idea - with the possible exception of those above - is a bad idea.
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Not sure what this means.
But I hold no animosity towards TWB, which I still read and enjoy very much. And more than that, TWB doesn’t need or want me, so I can’t imagine that you’re actually miffed that I’m over here.
by Jon Marthaler on Apr 1, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
-Mini trampolines to be placed at the 3 point line.
-Jump balls decided by a game of horse
-Players who commit a foul are placed in a penalty box, and their team must play down
-Video review of every play, every time
I think the penalty box idea has some legs
It’s not like anybody plays defense in the NBA anyway.
by PGNation on Apr 1, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It might even reduce game stoppages
too many free throws make the game harder to watch, especially for the attention deficient young people the NBA wants to attract.
by oblivionspocket on Apr 1, 2010 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome Jon!
I’ve always been a fan of the 4 point shot idea.
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Somewhere in a debtor's prison
Antoine Walker considers rejoining the league.
How about...
- make the league an All-White league that focuses on “fundamentals”
- if a team is down more than 10 points with less than a minute left, any intentional foul will result in an automatic one-year suspension from the league for the fouling player
- ryan hollins and kwame brown play catch for the halftime entertainment
- if a player is injured during a hard foul, and cannot shoot his own free throws, the coach has to shoot them
- whoopi goldberg is made general manager/coach of the New York Knicks
- leBron james is never to have a foul called on him in any situation, no matter how egregious (I think this one is already in the rulebook, my bad)
- if any point guard keeps the ball for more than 10 seconds, it will explode
by TimAllen on Apr 1, 2010 12:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
how about the opposing coach has to shoot them
and if them miss the opposing team gets 3 points per miss. If they make them, the opposing team gets no points. Would that prevent injuries?
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by TheEvilProfessor on Apr 2, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
if they miss
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by TheEvilProfessor on Apr 2, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I think...
players should be able to score on both baskets. Positive points if they score in theirs and negative points for the other team if they score in the other teams basket. This would really increase the amount of “fighting” for a rebound.
if a ref calls a charge, the other player should be able to admit he flopped in which case the ref would have to run killers until the overtime is over.
by Gophers12 on Apr 1, 2010 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
How about
If the team that wins the tip hits a three, the game is over. If they only hit a two, then the other team gets the ball and a chance to tie. And the OT rules only apply for the playoffs.
Amazing how stupid the NFL rule changes are.
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." -- Yogi Berra
Some more realistic ideas....
…An arm wrestling match to decide jump-ball situations.
…If the home team does not fill atleast 10% of the stadium with fans the road teams bench players must cheer for the home team to make them feel better.
…Gatorade coolers will be filled with Vodka/Red Bull at the start of overtime.
…Ref’s can get rebounds and they will play “keep-away” with the two teams until a player gets control of the ball.
…If a coach gets a Technical foul the opposing teams coach must take the foul shot.
…In the result of a double overtime each team can only use players not drafted in the 1st round of a draft.
What do ya think? =)
How about this?
The winning team gets to spend the night with the cheerleaders of their choice. For the married guys, they can have their choice of the opponents wives.
5 guys do free throws in sets of 5 until someone wins out, just like a shoot out. To make it better, though, an opposing player gets to start under the hoop and run at the guy shooting to try to throw him off or possibly block the shot if he’s too slow.
When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.
by Xand1 on Apr 2, 2010 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Welcome Jon
It’s nice to see a baseball guy over here.
"Pinch-bunters don't have a ton of value, even with the Twins"
by Steven Ellingson on Apr 1, 2010 3:45 PM CDT reply actions
Shh! Don't tell everyone!
They’ll run me out of town! :-)
by Jon Marthaler on Apr 1, 2010 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Perpetual Overtime
The team winning the jump ball must make their first shot or 1 minute is added to the overtime period. On the next play the opposing team must make their first shot or another minute is added. Each ensuing possesion requires a made shot, or additional minutes would be added.
In the case of certain teams in the NBA who shall remain nameless, this would in effect be an endless overtime. Or as the fans would refer to it, Purgatory!
Have the coaches select their best one on one play
first to score 21 points wins (old school playground rules)
We go to see the stars anyway.
I say they convert the floor
so this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ouXw328WYI
can happen.
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