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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
No it doesn't because they play such strong zones. I'm not sure about whether there are any rules against what kind of zones they're allowed to play, but they're definitely cutting down on driving by using a zone.
And the widening of the lane and the liberal calling of 3 seconds is HUGE. All of our post players are much bigger, stronger and more athletic and if you move them further from the basket and keep them out of the lane, what the fuck good are they? You need a big man who can play a zone and has great outside shooting skills to succeed. And guess what? That's not what any NBA team is built around. Tell me who would guard Shaq or even Brand if the lane was NBA regulation under FIBA rules.
And just think about how ingrained goal tending is in the NBA. If we could touch the ball once it hit the rim in the NBA and carried this new skill over to international play, it would vastly cut down scoring.
These are major differences. And it's basically a different, jump shooting, stationary-passing game.
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I agree with almost all of this. Of course they couldn't guard Shaq, but the key (although if he could only travel he could overcome even this) and the calls kill him. I just think a well-selected team of NBA guys could overcome all that. But we pick the teams based upon what they do in the NBA. Hell T, National play is a good reason to keep JJ Redick in the league for awhile.
