ivotuk
Well-known member
I Love that rule.
#1, it gets the defense to really go after it near the end zone (defend every blade of grass) and is an EXCITING PLAY!
#2, Players like to reach the ball out near the end zone, and in that instance, ANYTHING can happen! Which makes it much more fun.
#3, I'm sure there was a reason for that rule, they didn't just pull it out of thin air. Maybe players were "fumbling" it in to the end zone as they were getting tackled and having their team mate fall on it for a TD.
The rule that I think is silly, is the one where KJ batted the ball out of then end of the EZ, but didn't get caught for. Why should that be a penalty?
He could have just as easily attempted to grab the ball, lost his grip, had it bounce out of the EZ and gotten a penalty if the Ref thought he did it on purpose? Dumb.
And you can't compare basketball rules to football rules. Football is a collision sport with an oblong ball. And basketball doesn't have a large end zone. There is NO differentiation between the out of bounds line on a basketball court. The sidelines are the same as the end of the court lines. There is no square, marked off area for scoring. BBall has a hoop with a backboard.
#1, it gets the defense to really go after it near the end zone (defend every blade of grass) and is an EXCITING PLAY!
#2, Players like to reach the ball out near the end zone, and in that instance, ANYTHING can happen! Which makes it much more fun.
#3, I'm sure there was a reason for that rule, they didn't just pull it out of thin air. Maybe players were "fumbling" it in to the end zone as they were getting tackled and having their team mate fall on it for a TD.
The rule that I think is silly, is the one where KJ batted the ball out of then end of the EZ, but didn't get caught for. Why should that be a penalty?
He could have just as easily attempted to grab the ball, lost his grip, had it bounce out of the EZ and gotten a penalty if the Ref thought he did it on purpose? Dumb.
And you can't compare basketball rules to football rules. Football is a collision sport with an oblong ball. And basketball doesn't have a large end zone. There is NO differentiation between the out of bounds line on a basketball court. The sidelines are the same as the end of the court lines. There is no square, marked off area for scoring. BBall has a hoop with a backboard.