NbA changes another rule to benefit offense.

[Kblaze8855]

Hitting a shooters hand in any way even after the ball is gone is now a shooting foul. They call it the high five rule and have released some guideline clips on Twitter to show how it’s to be called.

So…enjoy the less enthusiastic closeouts giving better shooting lines and that little occasional contact resulting in even more free throws than they already get by falling down on purpose.

[Yes or No]

You mean hitting an offensive player's hand?

Anyways lol pathetic

[beasted]

The refs will ultimately pick and choose when to apply this rule to manipulate the betting lines.

[HylianNightmare]

Insanity

[ImKobe]

They had to do something about guys constantly hitting Steph's hand on purpose after he'd release the ball.

[Hey Yo]

They had to do something about guys constantly hitting Steph's hand on purpose after he'd release the ball.

It's not like dudes are winding up and hitting him... nothing more than love taps that sends him collapsing to the floor which is nothing more than exaggerating contact

[Kblaze8855]

They had to do something about guys constantly hitting Steph's hand on purpose after he'd release the ball.

Had to do because…what? What happens if they don’t? He had an all time elite career and it’s almost over. Doesn’t seem to have hindered anything. But it’s gonna make closeout harder forever.

[sdot_thadon]

The 1st call he got from it last night he fell to the floor after they hit his hand on the closeout.......

Edit* night before last. But still...:facepalm

[tpols]

I dont think there's any way else to put it... but this generation is soft. And im not a tough guy so thats saying something. I would feel like Charles Oakley in a pick up game today.

[ArbitraryWater]

Why though? No one gets anything out of seeing free throws, so? I get this will result in more tentative defense/close outs = MOAR3 s = yaay?

[Kblaze8855]

Why though? No one gets anything out of seeing free throws, so? I get this will result in more tentative defense/close outs = MOAR3 s = yaay?

softer closeouts. More well contested shots that miss but it turned from missed attempts into free throws. And you combine it with moving end of clock shots? You can artificially raise shooting percentages, even before you consider that people will have to close out less aggressively.

just be another thing in the long list that will make people in the future think everyone they didn’t see was worse than they were. And this isn’t an old days thing. I’m talking about the players right now. If Curry could restart his career and have all his heaves not count and get free throws on a few plays that take away a miss he would look like a better shooter as the exact same person he is.

Whoever the next guy who comes up behind him in that lineage is is gonna have an advantage numbers wise, and the fans of that person are gonna call Curry fans nostalgic for pointing it out.

I don’t think it’s for nefarious purposes or anything, but the NBA really likes offense and they want their players to be able to display their talents. Which is fine. It just makes it harder and harder to compare people across time. Not that I’m suggesting that should be a concern of a business in the first place.

when the current 30 something Kobe fans are in their 50s? His efficiency is gonna make fans from that time look at him like Bob Cousy.

[StrongLurk]

In ten years, Silver will make a rule where the defense can only have 4 defenders on the court.

It's a joke when college ball has significantly harder rules than the NBA. Why do the best players in the world get the easiest rule book?

[sdot_thadon]

In ten years, Silver will make a rule where the defense can only have 4 defenders on the court.

It's a joke when college ball has significantly harder rules than the NBA. Why do the best players in the world get the easiest rule book?

I agree. I think the thing with silver is his idea of what the consumers will watch is more scoring. I wouldn't want a return to the early 2000's or the clobber when you cant guard 90s but they need to let them play. I actually like how when the playoffs come around they seem to loosen the whistle tho.

[Baller234]

Defense has become too much of a random guessing game. You can't ever fully commit because if you choose wrong you're going to penalized.

[Kblaze8855]

https://i.ibb.co/Qv28gJwv/IMG-3111.gif



Real world Application. Wemby argued that he blocked the shot and the ref says it’s a foul now. If they get that high five action, meaning your hand touches the shooter, even if the ball is gone, and even if you block the ball, it’s a foul.

Shooters are gonna be out here looking to hit your hand. You pretty much have to close out then get your hands behind your back mid air.

People Are gonna be contesting shots than putting their hands behind their heads like pass rushers scared to get a roughing the passer call. You’re gonna have to just wave and complete the motion and throw your hand behind your back once the scorers start hunting for you.

[ArbitraryWater]

https://i.ibb.co/Qv28gJwv/IMG-3111.gif



Real world Application. Wemby argued that he blocked the shot and the ref says it’s a foul now. If they get that high five action, meaning your hand touches the shooter, even if the ball is gone, and even if you block the ball, it’s a foul.

Shooters are gonna be out here looking to hit your hand. You pretty much have to close out then get your hands behind your back mid air.

People Are gonna be contesting shots than putting their hands behind their heads like pass rushers scared to get a roughing the passer call. You’re gonna have to just wave and complete the motion and throw your hand behind your back once the scorers start hunting for you.

Oh the horror man... absurd.

Shits gonna change the block numbers

[tontoz]

I doubt this rule lasts more than a year. Low IQ.

[tpols]

https://i.ibb.co/Qv28gJwv/IMG-3111.gif



Real world Application. Wemby argued that he blocked the shot and the ref says it’s a foul now. If they get that high five action, meaning your hand touches the shooter, even if the ball is gone, and even if you block the ball, it’s a foul.

Shooters are gonna be out here looking to hit your hand. You pretty much have to close out then get your hands behind your back mid air.

People Are gonna be contesting shots than putting their hands behind their heads like pass rushers scared to get a roughing the passer call. You’re gonna have to just wave and complete the motion and throw your hand behind your back once the scorers start hunting for you.

Maybe basketball can become like Star Wars where we can use the force to telepathically alter the opponents shot.


https://youtu.be/22Tj_l4PcPs?si=dH0HnzI6ZVHltT7P

:lol

[Kblaze8855]

Oh the horror man... absurd.

Shits gonna change the block numbers


Really what can he do there but let him get the shot off?

One of the most impressive things in the game…closing out hard enough to block a shooter…is gonna be phased out. It’s too hard not to get any hand. Wemby gonna have to let them go if he can’t catch it on the way up.

Theyre straight up making defenders close out worse just to make it easier for shooters who do not need the help.

NBA shooters are god tier. They do NOT need defense further handicapped. I don’t know what level of offense will be good enough for them to stop tinkering. They could have stopped after 05 and 06.

Guys like Steph and KD would have been fine.

They don’t need all this to prosper.

[Proctor]

Not hard to figure out what they're doing here. Turn every 13PPG shooter into an 18PPG scorer and every 18 into a 25.

Game 7 Harden is 2-15 and can just go stand outside the arc and hoist up bricks but make sure to stick the landing on his own self-initiated high five.

[Yes or No]

https://i.postimg.cc/jjxppB2W/Screenshot-2025-10-12-213318.png

Is this a defensive foul now?


https://youtu.be/gjJ9IOZOr98?t=36

The block at 0:36

The block is super clean up top not even touching the fingers of the opposing player but the offensive player brings his hand down straight into the arm of Wemanyama. Is that a defensive foul? lol

[warriorfan]

They had to do something about guys constantly hitting Steph's hand on purpose after he'd release the ball.

Yes.

Everyone can thank the Rockets for this rule change. lol

[Yes or No]

And frankly, why don't they just say you can't block shots anymore nor can you steal the ball? Let's just turn the league into a game of HORSE.

[Kblaze8855]

We don’t Know how they’re gonna call it in the paint, but if it’s called the way they call it on jumpers? I think that wind block would be a foul.

The wild part is, I don’t think it’s actually going to result in that many more fouls. It’s gonna result in less aggressive closeout, and better shooting numbers and people are gonna forget that change was even implemented.

it’s gonna be like the freedom of movement rules in that you don’t have to see that many off the ball fouls get called because teams beat it out of defenders when they get the new guidelines so all defense just suffers.

[Carbine]

Competitive sports need to have the proper balance of defense to offense. When the sport is at its best viewing wise, defense has things they can do to counter offense.

Basketball is the most imbalanced major sport there is.

Baseball is in a great spot because the product on the field has gotten better with rule changes.

Hockey is great to watch in the playoffs.

Football is trending towards basketball more than ever with the imbalance but it's not there yet. Defenses can still stop you, so it's a great product on field mostly.

Basketball.... Im losing faith.

[Thorpesaurous]

https://i.ibb.co/Qv28gJwv/IMG-3111.gif



Real world Application. Wemby argued that he blocked the shot and the ref says it’s a foul now. If they get that high five action, meaning your hand touches the shooter, even if the ball is gone, and even if you block the ball, it’s a foul.

Shooters are gonna be out here looking to hit your hand. You pretty much have to close out then get your hands behind your back mid air.

People Are gonna be contesting shots than putting their hands behind their heads like pass rushers scared to get a roughing the passer call. You’re gonna have to just wave and complete the motion and throw your hand behind your back once the scorers start hunting for you.

This particular play should be called like pass interference in football, it's waived off if the pass is tipped.

[Baller234]

Competitive sports need to have the proper balance of defense to offense. When the sport is at its best viewing wise, defense has things they can do to counter offense.

Basketball is the most imbalanced major sport there is.

Baseball is in a great spot because the product on the field has gotten better with rule changes.

Hockey is great to watch in the playoffs.

Football is trending towards basketball more than ever with the imbalance but it's not there yet. Defenses can still stop you, so it's a great product on field mostly.

Basketball.... Im losing faith.

The college product is way better if you ask me. Not the play itself but the pace of the game. The players aren't as big or as skilled so buckets are a lot harder to come by. When a team scores it matters more. You'll see a final score of 68-62 but the game felt like a real war.

I genuinely think the NBA product would be in a better place if teams scored less than 100 on average. Teams score way too easily right now.

[GOBB]

Curry cried for this rule.

[warriorfan]

Curry cried for this rule.

You are a white trash piece of shit

[Axe]

So more new fouls again to favor the offensive team, i guess.


You are a white trash piece of shit
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/image.php?u=827668&dateline=1624237688&type=thumb (https://i.ibb.co/RpQNPqx/IMG-20221122-211833.jpg)

[Full Court]

I thought I smelled something horrendous. Looks like the stink weasel himself is back. :lol


And still leading the biggest loser on ISH poll. :roll:

[Meticode]

An already soft league getting softer.

[Yes or No]

I didn't watch either game last night but they're not actually calling this right?

https://streamable.com/fmm85r

Pretty sure Luka gets Steph on the hand in this exact scenario at the 15 second mark of this clip and no whistle. Or Steph hit him. Either way.

[Manny98]

That bald Jew has ruined the NBA