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LeBron plays the way the game was originally intended, no dribbling.
Naismith's Original Rules for Basketball to Be Auctioned
Do you have $2 million lying around? Then you can find out how to play the game of basketball as it was meant to be played, literally, by Dr. James Naismith.
The game's original rules -- literally, the two typewritten pages that Naismith himself created on the eve of the first basketball game ever played -- are being auctioned off by legendary auction house Sotheby's in an effort by Naismith's grandson Ian to boost the Naismith International Basketball Foundation, a charitable foundation set to promote sportsmanship that has suffered in recent years.
"When my grandfather was alive," Ian Naismith told New York Times, "it wasn't worth a dime."
The rules bear little resemblance to the game to be played tonight as the NBA season kicks off. There was no dribbling; if you fouled twice you were out until the next time a goal was made; it was to be played with an "ordinary Association football" and was to be a clean sport without "shouldering, holding, pushing or striking." Yeah, you go tell Kevin Garnett that's how the game's supposed to be played.
It's amazing that this do ent even exists, let alone that it's set to be sold at an auction. It speaks of a changing world, not just in terms of the worn, yellowed typewritten pages in a digital age, or a game without the crossover, the dunk, or, you know, pretty much anything the Celtics consider part of their strategy (I wonder if Naismith thought about putting in a "no-whining" rule for his gym class kids he invented the game for), but that such a wonderful part of the game's history could be locked away in a private estate. If the NBA hasn't considered making the investment to keep the game's rules in-house, it should.
Meanwhile, anyone else think an All-Star event, with proceeds to go to the Naismith Foundation, that featured NBA players trying to play the game as it was originally invented would be awesome? Tim Duncan set shots, for the win. Josh Smith might combust, literally, on the court. Somehow I still think Steve Nash would be awesome at it.
LeBron plays the way the game was originally intended, no dribbling.
James Naismith’s 13 original rules of basketball
James Naismith jotted down these 13 rules for basketball on Dec. 21, 1891, then posted them outside a gym door at a Springfield, Mass., YMCA, where he was a physical education instructor. The original copy of the rules goes up for auction Dec. 10 in New York. It is estimated to be worth at least $2 million.
1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands (never with the fist).
3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speed if he tries to stop.
4. The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding it.
5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of an opponent shall be allowed; the first infringement of this rule by any player shall count as a foul, the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game, no subs ute allowed.
6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violation of Rules 3,4, and such as described in Rule 5.
7. If either side makes three consecutive fouls, it shall count a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the mean time making a foul).
8. A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal.
9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field of play by the person first touching it. In case of a dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds; if he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on that side.
10. The umpire shall be judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.
11. The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made, and keep account of the goals with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee.
12. The time shall be two 15-minute halves, with five minutes’ rest between.
13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner. In case of a draw, the game may, by agreement of the captains, be continued until another goal is made.
Laimbeer: " is #5 a new rule ? "
Interesting...
Curious as to what exactly that refers to. Pretty good guess it doesn't mean using an actual "bat." But does it mean bat like hitting the basketball with an open hand using a swinging motion, like a e in volleball? I'd assume that's what it means.
So when it goes out of bounds, it's a race to the ball and first person who touches it gets possession? Am I reading that wrong?9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field of play by the person first touching it. In case of a dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds; if he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on that side.
White dudes were probably already able to make alley oops back then
Looks like it
So when it goes out of bounds, it's a race to the ball and first person who touches it gets possession? Am I reading that wrong?...that's like 21
Reminds me of lacrosse, in a way. When you shot the ball and it went out of bounds (on the endline), the team closest to the ball when it went out gains possession.
Basketball do ent sells for $4M at NYC auction
A historic do ent that details the original rules of basketball, written 119 years ago as a winter sport for boys of a Massachusetts YMCA, was sold for more than $4 million on Friday to raise money for charity.
James Naismith wrote the 13 rules while a physical education instructor at the Christian association.
“Basketball is a pure invention,” said Selby Kiffer, senior specialist in American history do ents at Sotheby’s, where the rules were being sold by the Naismith International Basketball Foundation.
“It’s really the genesis, the birth certificate of one of the world’s most popular sports,” he said in October when the sale was announced. “It’s a sport that has had an impact on everything from fashion, such as sneakers, to culture that in a way transcends sports.
The sale price of $4.3 million includes a buyer’s premium. The proceeds will benefit the Naismith foundation, which promotes sportsmanship and provides services to underprivileged children around the world.
It was purchased by David and Suzanne Booth, who hope to bring the rules to the University of Kansas. He is an alumnus.
Ian Naismith, the foundation’s founder and grandson of James Naismith, told The Associated Press in an interview in October that it was a family decision to put the rules on the auction block and give the money to the Naismith charity.
“It’s what Dr. Naismith wanted,” he said.
James Naismith penned the 13 rules on Dec. 21, 1891, for the YMCA training school in Springfield. His boss had given him two weeks to come up with a new indoor activity for his gym class, and he wrote down the rules on the eve of that deadline.
He gave the list to his secretary, who typed them up on two pages that Naismith pinned on a bulletin board outside the gym.
He moved to Lawrence, Kan., in 1898 and became the first basketball coach at the University of Kansas. He coached for nine seasons before assuming other academic duties and serving as athletics director.
One of his players was Forrest “Phog” Allen, who went on to become popularly known as the “father of basketball coaches.”
The two are memorialized on the University of Kansas campus, where the basketball court at Allen Fieldhouse is named James Naismith Court.
Naismith died in 1939, three years after his new game became an official sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Online:
Naismith Foundation: www.naismithmuseum.com
Sotheby’s: www.sothebys.com
I didnt know Lakaluva had so much money
That's awesome it's being used for charity but why in the isn't it in Springfield?
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