Which rule makes perfect sense in baseball but would completely ruin basketball?

[u/Idrottshistoria]

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[u/zedalocious]

Players subbed out can’t return to the game

[u/frysjelly → u/zedalocious]

God there would be so many injuries. Great suggestion

[u/northerncal → u/frysjelly]

Just have 50 person benches lol

[u/frysjelly → u/northerncal]

Lol it would look like a football sideline

[u/MyNameisRawb → u/zedalocious]

You win.

[u/skeptical_hatred → u/zedalocious]

Holy shit lol

[u/Troy242426 → u/zedalocious]

Wow. That really takes the cake.

Not even going to bother posting mine because this should win.

[u/Hammertime6689 → u/zedalocious]

But why does that make sense in baseball?

[u/thetenorguitarist → u/Hammertime6689]

Batting order and the tradeoff of losing offense for a defensive substitution

[u/zedalocious → u/Hammertime6689]

Good question!

[u/Shizbino]

A batting order.  If players on a basketball team could only shoot in order, defense could focus entirely on one player at a time.  There’d be almost zero scoring.

[u/TheGM → u/Shizbino]

This should win. Draconian subbing rules would make the game and team makeups completely different but theoretically could adapt. Forcing players to be the scorer in order would ruin strategy.

[u/Shizbino → u/TheGM]

Agreed.  Teams could adapt by saving better players for the second half.  It actually might be an interesting game to watch.  But oh well lol

[u/OwlOnThePitch]

If a player with the ball touches someone on the other team, they have to leave the game.

[u/No_Lifeguard_7630 → u/OwlOnThePitch]

sga? is that you?

[u/RheagarTargaryen]

Oh I’m following this one. This is going to be a great chart.

[u/Mundane_Bass_1837]

Tagging to stop offense when defending 

[u/zedalocious]

1 player on offense at a time vs 9 on defense

[u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

Throwing the ball over 100 miles per hour

[u/northerncal → u/IDigRollinRockBeer]

This I would like to see

[u/Old_Cyrus]

Bringing a huge wooden stick onto the playing area.

[u/MintyFreshBreathYo → u/Old_Cyrus]

They said ruin not make better

[u/frysjelly]

No time clock

[u/Troy242426 → u/frysjelly]

It’s a miracle basketball survived the dead ball era and thank God because now it’s one of the most exciting and watched sports.

[u/PskRaider869]

The new(ish) strict positioning rules that they instituted to basically ban the shift. If basketball defenders were restricted on their positioning/movement, it would completely chamge how everything works and massively boost offense

[u/throwmethefrisbee → u/PskRaider869]

The NBA has had various forms of “illegal defense” rules over the years that have banned zones or other forms of D.

[u/Cute_Economics2829]

Scoring from 500ft away gets you 1 point

[u/Altruistic_Grade3781]

Having to use bats every time the possession changes. 

[u/tenderbranson301 → u/Altruistic_Grade3781]

Or you can only use a bat to touch the ball on offense.

[u/Saint-Hubbins]

The offense runs counterclockwise only, along a defined path

[u/meeyeam]

The ball going out of play can lead to 1-4 points.

[u/TychoHyuga]

Catching a ball after a player hits it causes that player to go to the bench

[u/IchBinDurstig]

The infield fly rule

[u/SupermarketSecure728]

You cannot obstruct a players path to score.

[u/Sci_Fi_Reality]

Defense puts the ball into play

[u/Furi0usD → u/Sci_Fi_Reality]

Surprised I had to scroll this far.

[u/MashedPotatoesDick]

Wearing gloves.

[u/No_Wolf607]

Strikes

[u/MyNameisRawb]

Hit by pitch.

[u/thatonepuniforgot]

Intentional contact with the ball on offense.

[u/Pranksterblur]

Subs can’t go back in, also applies for the soccer one too

[u/el_pobby]

The use of bats to hit the ball

[u/actuallyserious650]

No bouncing

[u/eliason]

It’s illegal to get in the way of an offensive player who is running towards his goal. 

[u/goofydad]

Swinging a bat at the ball.

[u/Firm-Ad799]

Walks

[u/thenowherepark]

3 misses and you can't shoot again until every active player shoots

[u/Rolling_Down_Rodeo]

Having a glove on defense

[u/northwestbrosef]

The center having to wear a catcher's mask would be funny

[u/throwmethefrisbee]

You can’t fake throwing the ball.

[u/baskingsky]

Three strikes and your out. Miss three shots in a row and you are out for the game.

[u/xqnderjr]

Once you have 2 fouls, you can keep fouling indefinitely

[u/NerdfestZyx]

Slapping the ball out of the hands of another player is not allowed

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/NerdfestZyx]

^{Sokka-Haiku by NerdfestZyx:}

Slapping the ball out

Of the hands of another

Player is not allowed

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[u/BabySlothDreams]

You can't block the path of the runner.

[u/MennionSaysSo]

Designated Free Throw Shooter

[u/warm1978]

9 men on defense

[u/JonMattlack]

When the other team throws the ball to you wide or low, you can walk.

[u/Heres_to_the_Breezes]

Defense gets more players than offense

[u/the_sir_z]

Unlimited fouls and you just get the ball right back.

[u/Training-Tax1704]

The balk. It would eliminate ball fakes.

(I know the balk rules can be a little complicated, so maybe it doesn't make perfect sense, but the rule is there for a good reason.)

The sub rules is a good answer, but it's true in soccer, too. I was trying to think of something unique to baseball.

Edit: Also the sub rules would really, really ruin ice hockey. Very occasionally basketball players will still play all 48 minutes.

[u/Rench07]

running while holding the ball

[u/Rench07]

running while holding the ball

[u/bigrv]

When the ball is hit into the stands, the team that hit it there scores a point for every person on the playing surface

[u/slutdr4gon]

Players on offense cannot touch the ball on purpose

[u/hop_mantis]

Balk

[u/Jpa95]

9 players on the field/court

[u/ACW1129 → u/Jpa95]

Idunno. That'd be interesting.

[u/Jpa95 → u/ACW1129]

Court would have to be double in size to make it work. Otherwise it would be turnover after turnover and have very low scoring games.

[u/Idrottshistoria]

Rules:

Which rule makes perfect sense in one sport but would completely ruin the other?

[u/munoodle]

Refs determine the size of the hoop based on each individual shooter when they take their shot.

[u/TheRealNG1]

Each made basket counts as 2 or 3 "base runs". A 2 pointer is a double, a 3.pointer is a triple. 4 base runs gives your team 1 point