You guys all know that today's NBA doesn't allow zone defense in the paint right?

[3ball]

OP, I am what experts refer to as a 'visual learner'.

Can you please provide a visual example (perhaps a few gifs?) to better demonstrate your point.

in the GIF below, look specifically at horace grant under the rim - the rules in previous eras didn't require horace to stay within armslength of his man, so he decides to stop under the rim and camp in the paint, instead of following his man toni kukocs out to the 3-point line in the far corner... as a result, horace is there waiting on MJ, and actually gets there AHEAD of time:







otoh, look specifically at harrison barnes near the far corner below - durant must stay within armslength of barnes to remain in the paint - so durant goes towards the edge of the paint to stay within "armslength", and consequently, he's late coming over.

[3ball]

OP, I am what experts refer to as a 'visual learner'.

Can you please provide a visual example (perhaps a few gifs?) to better demonstrate your point.

in this clip, Klay Thompson's dad (#43 in the middle of lane) would get a tech after 3 seconds in today's game because his man is out of "armslength".... but back then, he was legal because his man was "adjacent to the paint" (within 3 feet of either side of the paint), which was the only requirement at the time - as you can see, the paint is huge (16 feet by 19 feet) and "adjacent to the paint" is well out of "armslength" reach... also, notice how there is no need for Thompson to tippy-toe in and out of the paint.

[3ball]

Correct, that is what I said. Illegal defense was eliminated, and a much more lax restriction was put in place.

Defensive 3 seconds is topic we were discussing and the topic of the thread - as you can see, the rule was meant to prevent paint-camping:


Stu Jackson: When we eliminated the illegal defense guidelines, the number one concern was that teams would take a bigger player, like a Shaquille O'Neal, Theo Ratliff, Shawn Bradley, or Dikembe Mutombo, and simply put him in the middle of the lane to camp out and prohibit drives to the basket and encourage low-percentage shots. In an effort to help alleviate that concern, the defensive three-seconds violation was recommended. Prohibiting a player from being in the lane for longer than three seconds will hopefully prevent a player from simply camping in the lane for the entire possession.


http://www.nba.com/features/jackson_rules_response.html

[BruceLeeBowen]

Edited in the portions of the quote you deleted.

Wow! 3ball caught nitpicking and deliberately editing his sources to push his agenda.

Micheal Jordan = poorman Tony Allen.

[Droid101]

Wow! 3ball caught nitpicking and deliberately editing his sources to push his agenda.

He's a liar AND an idiot. Bad combination.