- Raise the rim -- it's too easy for these giants to dunk, and dunking (to me) is the epitome of crappy playing. If it only takes jumping one foot into the air to dunk, the rim is too low--I could do that when I weighed 300 pounds
- Lose the phrase "Diaper Dandy" -- I don't know when they started calling star freshmen this, but it's annoying. However, I fear the only way it will go away is if there's a player who happens to be incontinent, and sues after being called a "diaper dandy"
- Teach players to play defense in the NBA -- how does scoring increase by 50% when they only play a 20% longer game, unless they no longer play defense? (I'm a big fan of defensive contests in all sports, which is part of the reason I don't like basketball) You may say that players are just better, but shouldn't defensive skills increase too?
- De-value the dunk -- again, I hate dunking. It shouldn't be worth the same as shooting from 10 feet away
- Less timeouts per team and/or harsher penalties (more free throws, free throws plus possession, eject players for fewer fouls, let the team that was fouled choose who takes the free throws, etc.) for high numbers of fouls late in the game -- the end of the game takes far too long. Foul, free throws, timeout, shoot, foul, free throws, timeout, shoot, etc.... And while on this subject, why does taking a timeout move the ball halfway down the court? I've never understood that
For those that are wondering, no I don't really watch basketball anymore. I was too traumatized when the Bulls broke up. They still could've been good without Jordan.
Anyway, I've got Spanish soon, so I should end this post.
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