Huge Loss for the NBA?

[Chico]

In the overtime, LA inbounded the ball to Fisher who took 4-5 steps then sent a pass to Odom. LeBron James can go from the top of the key to the rim without a dribble. The NBA does not care, its a show and people pay huge amounts of money for the show.

What drives me crazy even further is how players flat out do not dribble the ball, they actually carry it anytime they want. No one is required to control a dribble, by dribbling the top of the ball. Guys make cross-overs by essentially running with it and dribbling only after picking it up from either below the ball or from the side of the ball.

And going to the rim it is ok for Bryant to lead with his shoulder but anyone else its an offensive foul.

Shaq should foul out of every game early. Bryant isn't the only one. The stars have been getting the calls for years.

[Da Coach]

Here is a link to an article about the last-second shot by Courtney Lee. In slow motion it looks like it was an easy shot, but in real-time, it was not.-

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2009/06/repeat-after-me-courtney-lee-did-not-choke.html

[houstontxbrave]

Here is a link to an article about the last-second shot by Courtney Lee. In slow motion it looks like it was an easy shot, but in real-time, it was not.-
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/spo...not-choke.html

I have heard that even though Gasol grabbed the rim when Lee was shooting, it was not a goal tend because the grabbing of the rim did not interfer because Lee would not have made the shot.

So, even though grabbing the rim during the shooting of the ball is not allowed by rule, if the grabbing of the rim occurs when a shot isnt going to be made its considered no harm, or more specifically if the rim is grabbed in the last few seconds of a game it can not be called goal tending even if grabbing of the rim is against the rules.

Why just have rules for stages of a game then. First half has these rules, the 3rd quarter has certain rules etc. Or maybe they just can have rules based on how much reveune a player produces for the league. Why try to disguse everything?

[basketball nut]

In the overtime, LA inbounded the ball to Fisher who took 4-5 steps then sent a pass to Odom. LeBron James can go from the top of the key to the rim without a dribble. The NBA does not care, its a show and people pay huge amounts of money for the show.

What drives me crazy even further is how players flat out do not dribble the ball, they actually carry it anytime they want. No one is required to control a dribble, by dribbling the top of the ball. Guys make cross-overs by essentially running with it and dribbling only after picking it up from either below the ball or from the side of the ball.

And going to the rim it is ok for Bryant to lead with his shoulder but anyone else its an offensive foul.

Actually "the King" can do that & w/o walking. I didn't bleive it oculd be done but they showed a replay and he litterally jumped from behind the free throw line to slam one down. I was amazed as I have said for years the NBA is ruined by non calls but that is one person who can do it w/o walking. I am not a big NBA fan just because of what everyone is saying here about stars getting "special calls" and I know a lot of you are Bulls fans but MJ might have been the best recipient of those kind of calls even to the point of helping win many championships. It is called money driven calls.