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It's too early to rule on the rules.(illegal defenses out)(Brief Article)
If it seems difficult to get a handle on the NBA's new rules, don't fret. You're not the only one confused. Even the coaches didn't quite know what to expect when the season started this week.
"We had the NBA referees come in and talk to us, and I don't even think that they're clear on the guidelines," 76ers coach Larry Brown says.
The most significant change is the elimination of illegal defenses --teams are free to double-team and play zones as they see fit. But the league added a defensive three-second rule that puts limits on the kind of defense that can be played. A defender can sit in the lane for only three seconds before he must dear the paint or be guarding an opponent. That prevents teams from simply clogging the middle of the court with very tall men.
That's how the rule is written, at least. How closely it will be called remains to be seen. It's difficult to keep an eye on a player in the paint, keep track of how long he is in there and watch whether he is guarding someone---all while watching the guy who actually has the ball. It will take referees time to get comfortable calling games by the new rules, and it will take coaches time to get comfortable responding to the way the rules are called.
One of the goals of the rule changes was to eliminate the mystery of illegal defenses, which, for fans, often was little more than an amorphous and thoroughly confusing stoppage of play. The new rules might provide similar confusion, with defensive three-seconds violations taking the place of illegal-defense violations.
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