NBA experimenting with rule changes in the NBDL.

[EGarrett]

I don't know if you guys spotted this news, but this upcoming NBDL season has some pretty significant rule changes.

http://www.nba.com/nbdl/nbdl/rules_041111.html

To put it simply, 3-pointers will not count until the last 3 minutes of regulation or overtime (they'll just be regular two-point buckets). And the 8-second halfcourt rule is now 7-seconds.

The NBA claims they have no plans to institute these in the normal league, but they admit that they're using the NBDL as a "laboratory for the game in general."

How do you think those changes will affect the game?

[Null17]

To put it simply, 3-pointers will not count until the last 3 minutes of regulation

isn't that the same as slamball?

[twolvezfanfoever]

Thats some crappy rules.Theyll be back to normal by next year

[Sauru]

i read this awhile back and thought it was crap. still think its crap. will think its crap forever. nothing like taking away the best advantage a shooter has in this league.

[Amphatoast]

i protest against this.
3pt shot is one of my favorite, especially when they get hot like Dallas does at times.
seeing ray, peja, houston, dirk, and more stroke the 3 is nice.

[Full Surface]

These are horrible rule changes. They'll fail.

[Jackal]

Old Topic.

[Old School Fool]

Excuse my language guys but, THATS FUCKING GAYER THAN A PIGER ON STEROIDS. There I'm donw.

[Nick]

Old Topic.

Not really, these rule changes only happened this weekend.

And it sucks, if they imply them into the NBA i'll be pissed.

[Jackal]

The discussion of applying the rules to the NBA we've already had. We all agreed on that the change would suck. What's left to discuss? How much it'll suck?

[Matthew]

Yes. It's going to suck so bad.. It'll be like the old days. But they are trying new things to improve the game, so lets just see before making a complete judgement.