New rules the NBA should consider.
Many fans consider college basketball more for the purists, while NBA basketball is more about highlight dunks and one-on-one flash. If that's the case, then why shouldn't the NBA consider altering a few subtle rules and regulations in order to draw even more attention to its strengths? Here are some ideas the league might consider:
- Take away traveling. I'm not sure why the NBA still includes traveling as a violation. It's not like the referees ever enforce it. LeBron James might as well be on roller blades when he picks up his dribble. Omitting the travel violation from the rule book would just be a long overdue formality.
- Water Balloons from the bench. It can be boring riding the pine, so why not get teams' reserves involved by giving them a certain amount of water balloons to toss at opposing players during the game?
- Implement the 'pansy rule'. Like traveling, another formality is that certain star players (i.e., Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, etc...) get fouled every time a defender breathes hard on them. Make this a formal rule. After all, the more defenders are deterred from guarding these players, the more these players will be able to showcase their acrobatic dunks. Isn't that the whole point of basketball?
- If there's a tie game, have the mascots duke it out. A bare-knuckled fist fight (or paw fight) between the mascots should determine which team wins the game in the case of ties.
Those are just some suggestions for the NBA to consider. This should also help American basketball teams compete in international competitions. That is, if FIBA ever adopts the rule of having mascots fist fight to determine tie breakers.
