In almost every sport the field of play for youngsters or elderly is adjusted ,so that it makes it more friendly.Grammer school children ,girls & boys shoot at a 10 ft basket.The pros now are all over 6 ft. and they shoot at a 10 ft basket.Why is this?IF your 7 ft. you need not jump at all,your reach should be over ten ft just standing still.Little league,golf and other sports adjust for the kids and week end warrors.Le'ts make the dunk a real dunk.Give me all those feed backs sports fans.
2006-07-22 10:53:45 · 18 answers · asked by pretzgolf 5 in Sports ➔ Basketball
What if instead of raising it in the NBA you lowered it for youth leagues? Raising it for NBA players would change the trajectory a player would have to make the ball go to go through the hoop. Just because NBA players CAN dunk doesn't mean they dunk 100 percent of the time. And not all 7-footers can dunk just by standing (nor have great leaping ability, see Shawn Bradley). My suggestion is to only make the 3-point line in effect in the last two minutes of each quarter.
2006-07-22 11:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by more_brains_than_brawn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the NBA would lose so much interest if it were raised. People pay to see rimrocking dunks
This will become an increasingly controversial conversation in the future though if someone like that 7'9 guy (Sunny Ming Ming?) makes his way into the NBA. If it's not just a hoax and he actually does hold the basketball like a softball and dunk standing on the ground, it will only be fun to watch for 1 game
Today I put up a 16 foot pole in my yard. I looked at my basketball hoop and then I looked at that and realized that no one could possibly dunk on a 16 foot net
I'm sure there are a lot of high flyers who can dunk on 12 foot nets, but it's still not all that easy to get up 10 feet on the run, not to mention through traffic. If you've earned that right, you should be allowed to do it
It would also mess people up so bad. Think of the college 3 point line. It's an absolute joke. Imagine though that a college center spent his entire collegiate career destroying 10 foot rims, only to get drafted into the NBA and find out that he can no longer dunk. Basketball is nice because everything is pretty standard to all age groups besides maybe the length of the court
Also, imagine shooting on a 12 foot net. At the 2004 Olympics the American team couldn't even hit from the European 3 point line because they were so thrown off. Why don't we just drag everyone in the league back to zero and only except "pure shooters"
2006-07-22 19:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by higgins131 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, first of all, start by playing basketball, then ask this question again. Second, NO, your theory of it being so EASY for a guy over 7 feet to dunk is wrong. In the last 5 years, the NBA has been dominated by the smaller guys. And look at last year, KOBE, Iverson, and LeBron were the leauge leaders in points, and rarely do u see Iverson dunking. So NO, NBA shouldnt raise the hoop at all.
--KOBE 81 points JAN.22, 2006
2006-07-22 18:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by joshc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off let me just start by saying that you're an idiot for even asking this question. why should we bring basketball back to a time when no one could dunk? people watch basketball because it's flashy and high flying! no one watches the games for team basketball that wins games 70-60. they want to see the pheonix suns score 16 points off alley oops alone. i doubt that you're 7 foot and you can easily dunk. why should we make it ever harder for the smaller players, including the games high flyers like vince carter, when what they do is why we watch this game? we're in an era where being 7' doesnt make you the most dominate player on the floor. raising the rim only makes the game harder and less exciting. why even ask this question?
2006-07-22 18:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The game isn't about dunking. Its about ball movement and defense.
At this point, since everyone grows up on a ten foot goal and plays on one in highschool, college, etc. etc. etc. it would seriously undermine the quality of offense if you suddenly changed the goal height.
Also, your idea about the seven footer who can reach over the rim is totally wrong. If you are seven feet tall, then your arms are probably over three, maybe three and a half feet long - FROM THE SHOULDER.
So if you reach over your head, since your neck and head are going to be a little over a foot of your height at that size, you actually only can extend your arms about two feet over your head.
2006-07-22 18:04:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me???? Do you know how ticked off pro basketball players would be if commisioner David Stern announced that the basket would be raised from ten to thirteen or fourteen feet? And imagine the amount of time it would take for the pros to get used to shooting on such a high hoop.
2006-07-22 19:15:39 · answer #6 · answered by J31899 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, well being a basketball fan i think it should stay 10 ft because it has been like that for over 35 years and counting. keep it original and plus personally i like it at 10'
2006-07-22 19:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by kobe_balla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, everyone would have to adjust their shooting motion. Even a great shooter like Ray Allen would have a difficult time making a wide open jumpshot.
2006-07-22 18:20:42 · answer #8 · answered by Dennis L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cuz everybody thats in the nba has already spent there life training to be good on a 10 ft goal so if they raise it there all going to have to readjust there jumpers and everything.
2006-07-22 22:05:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jdogg317 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
raise it a foot... so that way.. we can get "real" dunkers like jordan, richardson, miner, wilkins, erving..
COME ON!
NBA used to be exciting back in the day.. the hype sorta went down.. but it's getting back there. anyone agree?
2006-07-22 18:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋