earl monroe on raising the basket by 6 inches

brownsmith89 · Post #1 » by **brownsmith89** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:13 pm

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/05/20/should-the-basketball-rim-be-raised/with-higher-rims-basketball-would-be-a-better-game

"I think raising the basket at least six inches might prove interesting. A lot of today’s players are so tall that they can just stand under the basket and dunk the ball without even jumping. If the basket were raised, those players would have to jump a little bit to keep their advantage. It would also make the smaller guys have to get up higher to dunk and put a greater emphasis on shooting, especially the mid-range jump shot that has become such a lost art."

Respect My Mind · Post #2 » by **Respect My Mind** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:15 pm

brownsmith89 wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/05/20/should-the-basketball-rim-be-raised/with-higher-rims-basketball-would-be-a-better-game
"I think raising the basket at least six inches might prove interesting. A lot of today’s players are so tall that they can just stand under the basket and dunk the ball without even jumping. If the basket were raised, those players would have to jump a little bit to keep their advantage. It would also make the smaller guys have to get up higher to dunk and put a greater emphasis on shooting, especially the mid-range jump shot that has become such a lost art."

Nobody can do this.

Devils Advocate · Post #3 » by **Devils Advocate** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:16 pm

Nope. Things are fine as they are. Plus less dunks means less excitement for most fans.

LeChosen1 · Post #4 » by **LeChosen1** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:18 pm

More Hyperextended Knees and a whole lotta layups

shanedude · Post #5 » by **shanedude** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:19 pm

This is a terrible idea

Dat Pass · Post #6 » by **Dat Pass** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:19 pm

Has anyone ever played street ball somewhere where the hoops are 9ft?

It SIGNIFICANTLY affects your shot. That would be my biggest worry about changing the height of the rim. Most players would still have no problem dunking, but it would severely affect players jump shots.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #7 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:22 pm

Dat Pass wrote:Has anyone ever played street ball somewhere where the hoops are 9ft?

It SIGNIFICANTLY affects your shot. That would be my biggest worry about changing the height of the rim. Most players would still have no problem dunking, but it would severely affect players jump shots.

yes. Its not fun in the least.

LikeABosh · Post #8 » by **LikeABosh** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:23 pm

Respect My Mind wrote:
brownsmith89 wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/05/20/should-the-basketball-rim-be-raised/with-higher-rims-basketball-would-be-a-better-game
"I think raising the basket at least six inches might prove interesting. A lot of today’s players are so tall that they can just stand under the basket and dunk the ball without even jumping. If the basket were raised, those players would have to jump a little bit to keep their advantage. It would also make the smaller guys have to get up higher to dunk and put a greater emphasis on shooting, especially the mid-range jump shot that has become such a lost art."

Nobody can do this.

Nobody in the nba at least

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTnC0RBXwws[/youtube]

He Filled it Up · Post #9 » by **He Filled it Up** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:47 pm

He does jump a little bit...

And is the league really taller (at the high end) then when The Pearl played, it certainly doesn't seem like it.

Johnlac1 · Post #10 » by **Johnlac1** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:55 pm

He Filled it Up wrote:He does jump a little bit...

And is the league really taller (at the high end) then when The Pearl played, it certainly doesn't seem like it.

No. The average height increase from 1970 to 2000 was maybe one inch.

j-ragg · Post #11 » by **j-ragg** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:56 pm

Brilliant analysis Earl

reapaman · Post #12 » by **reapaman** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:08 pm

Earl like alot of old people form their opinions off of myths and not what they see. Theres no way you could actually watch nba games and form any of the conclusions he did.

ropjhk · Post #13 » by **ropjhk** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:15 pm

Average height has been more or less consistent since a few years after the ABA merger. Maybe players are jumping higher, but the idea that we have a bunch of Yao like behemoths roaming the court is false.

Ron Anderson · Post #14 » by **Ron Anderson** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:18 pm

this doesn't make sense at all especially since the league now is trending towards small ball and center play is at an all-time low. Melo and J.R. Booze Fg%'s were bad enough. I can't imagine what they would be if the hoop was set at 10Ft plus, maybe for the dunk contest or a round at least.

xStanton27 · Post #15 » by **xStanton27** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:19 pm

He Filled it Up wrote:He does jump a little bit...

The guy held onto the rim when he was done after the dunk standing on the floor.

Ron Anderson · Post #16 » by **Ron Anderson** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:28 pm

They should make the ball bigger, a lot bigger, like "Beach Ball" size, that way you wouldn't have to feel so bad if you missed your kid's game.

Respect My Mind · Post #17 » by **Respect My Mind** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:30 pm

xStanton27 wrote:
He Filled it Up wrote:He does jump a little bit...

The guy held onto the rim when he was done after the dunk standing on the floor.

I can tell you never dunked a basketball before.

He HAD to jump to get the ball over the rim and through the basket. After that he could just grab the rim while standing on the floor. But he can't dunk a basketball without jumping first.

He could probably do it with a tennis ball though.

Cloak · Post #18 » by **Cloak** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:47 pm

Earls been on realgm

StatLine · Post #19 » by **StatLine** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:49 pm

No. Why spit on history?

MaliBrah · Post #20 » by **MaliBrah** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:55 pm

stupid idea