it's stupid. the game is global, and everyone is waiting for the rules to merge, such as if 10 or 12 minute quarters, basket interference, zone defense, etc. PBA becomes a circus with a 4-pt shot.
And it will affect picking imports in future conferences.. teams will just hire shooters to address the advantages of 4pt rule.. what a stupid rule...
we gonna get federette, kemba walker, john wall type of imports.
Hong Kong Eastern and Singapore Slingers probably rethinking their intent to join the league as guest teams
PBA would rather rely on gimmick than addressing real issues.
We the fans resemble a hopeless romantic a la martyr nyebera. The PBA is that love of our life we can never rid ourselves of, despite of all the despicable things it does. We’re smart but love has blinded us. I lost count of the times I’ve said I’m never watching PBA ever again. Lol
This rule is a straight up disrespectful to the game. The unwritten rule is either you follow the NBA or FIBA standard. What PBA did is nothing but a trying hard decision to get noticed by the world. Well, they will get their wish, the world will laugh at what they did.
If this thing flops hard, i doubt that the NBA will adopt it.
I don't even know if the NBA will take a look at it. Someone probably will tell an NBA guy about it and either he will laugh out loud or be mad af for disrespecting the game.
The rule is so trash that the FIBA should do something because it is breaking the game. I do hope the FIBA will suspend the federation because of this bullshit thing.
I mean yes, unfair trades and politics? Whatever no choice but to bear with it. But something like this? Cmon man, the players are not from the Harlem Globaltrotters.
There are a few issues on the court. I'm talking about roster construction and tactics.
- Not enough teams have big centers. The only starting-caliber players at center are Japeth, CStand, June Mar, Arana, and Beau. The rest are either better at 4 or better off the bench. We need more of our better bigs at 4, like Datu, Villegas, now Balti.
- Lack of bigs may lead to wings having to play the 4 and 5. Lucero and Navarro have had to play positions other than 3. Lucero could play the 4, but Navarro's better as a 3 (shooting's suspect, but he's better defending the perimeter than the post).
- Many teams don't exactly defend the perimeter very well. Only MERALCO, Ginebra, and Mags have proven to defend the perimeter quite well, based on what I've seen them do against Bay Area.
- PnR is not a concern in the PBA, on offense and defense.
May I ask, does a 4-point line solve these issues?
And it will affect picking imports in future conferences.. teams will just hire shooters to address the advantages of 4pt rule.. what a stupid rule...
we gonna get federette, kemba walker, john wall type of imports.
Hong Kong Eastern and Singapore Slingers probably rethinking their intent to join the league as guest teams
Imagine this: our players will early shoot 4 pt at the logo to prevent defensive plays... It will prevent defensive plays because they just rack shooting 4s ... Lowpost guys such as Manuel, Cstand will be at disadvantage in this new rule...
This rule is a straight up disrespectful to the game. The unwritten rule is either you follow the NBA or FIBA standard. What PBA did is nothing but a trying hard decision to get noticed by the world. Well, they will get their wish, the world will laugh at what they did.
If this thing flops hard, i doubt that the NBA will adopt it.
I don't even know if the NBA will take a look at it. Someone probably will tell an NBA guy about it and either he will laugh out loud or be mad af for disrespecting the game.
The rule is so trash that the FIBA should do something because it is breaking the game. I do hope the FIBA will suspend the federation because of this bullshit thing.
I mean yes, unfair trades and politics? Whatever no choice but to bear with it. But something like this? Cmon man, the players are not from the Harlem Globaltrotters.