As reported on ESPN.com:
“NBA owners have approved a rules change regarding violations for too many men on the court, closing a loophole that allowed Portland to score on a six-on-five situation earlier this season.
If a team is given a technical foul for having too many players, the non-offending team can choose to accept or nullify the action that took place before the whistle blew. If the team playing with five scores, it can keep the points.”
So what this rule is saying is that if you think your team is better with 5 players than the other team is with more players, you can go ahead and keep playing…until the refs catch on. And if you score, you can keep the points.
Think about the impact of this rule. The NBA would have more parity among teams, and less lopsided wins. This means that the Sacramento Kings could put 8 players on the court, and only lose to the Lakers by 5 points.
Of course, I’m blowing this out of proportion a little bit. Realistically, come on, the Kings would lose by at least 10 points, even if they triple teamed Kobe.
Honestly, if you were an NBA player and you saw that the other team had more than 5 players on the court, it wouldn’t be viewed as a negative. Instead, your competitive fire would kick up and you’d WANT to score on them. You’d see it as a challenge to beat the odds and do more than is expected. Kind of like Madonna adopting her 100th African baby.
Check the strip.
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how crappy were the refs to not notice how many men were on the court.
bruce and julian love it when there are too many men on the court
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