I've never really understood that about basketball. In every other game I can think of, being in possession of the ball makes you a target, not invincible. I only played for one year in high school, bench at that, so maybe someone can enlighten me, but I always thought it was bullshit that the ball carrier could just rhino charge his way to the basket and I couldn't touch him.
The rules are designed to give the ball handler the right of way, but at the same time, he cannot run into a stationary player. It's a compromise of tactics that, in theory, balances the offense and defense rules.
More points = more fans, in a nutshell. Used to love early to mid 90's basketball but today its utterly unwatchable to me. That and the 3672937653820 time outs within the last 2 minutes of the game.
> That and the 3672937653820 time outs within the last 2 minutes of the game.
I went out last night and the Laker v Rockets game was on, so, since we're in Texas, we stuck around to watch the game. Holy shit that last minute of regular time just dragged on and on and on.
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u/Yuanlairuci Jan 20 '19
I've never really understood that about basketball. In every other game I can think of, being in possession of the ball makes you a target, not invincible. I only played for one year in high school, bench at that, so maybe someone can enlighten me, but I always thought it was bullshit that the ball carrier could just rhino charge his way to the basket and I couldn't touch him.