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Nothing is actually changed. Kobe was T'd up a lot last season too.
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The NBA's 'Rasheed Wallace Rule' (my label) will be in place this season. Refs will call techs on 'overt acts in reply to call/non-call'
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What that boils down to is that overly demonstrative players will be hit with technicals quicker for reacting to a call they don't like.
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League officials showed media in NY video of what is likely to be called a tech. Suffice it to say, a lot of players will be racking them up
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It will be interesting to see how NBA's elite (Kobe, LeBron) are affected. Both can be very demonstrative and refs are now supposed to T 'em
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League says they are doing this because they have received complaints from fans about the amount of complaining going on in games.
Last edited by ace3g; 09-23-2010 at 11:09 PM.
Nothing is actually changed. Kobe was T'd up a lot last season too.
This is horrible for the NBA, if it ain't broke then don't try to fix it. The NFL has been implementing rules like this for years and it has done nothing for the leauge, (no ing, no excessive celebration etc)
What foul???
Terrible ruling... players are emotionally invested in the game, so it's natural that they're going to have instant reactions to some calls/non-calls.
I can understand getting T'ed up for saying some expletive or tossing a ball to the public, but this is re ed. What do they want from players? To be robots?
Also, anybody else catch the irony of alleged 'fans' complaining too much about the players complaining too much?
Last edited by ElNono; 09-23-2010 at 11:56 PM.
They come out with like this almost every year. It gets enforced for about a month then its back to status quo.
That's the worst part. If they'd just stick with it the problem would go away really fast, but they never have. Since it resets in the playoffs they might as well start getting the players under control. And it's not about emotion, it's about being a crybaby. You control what you have control over. I got a technical foul once for asking a ref if he was sure I'd travelled. My coach was really pissed at me for even opening my mouth. I only did it because I was pissed off and I paid the price for it. Lesson learned.
and sometimes do absolutely nothing:
Yeah, how can players be expected to contain their emotions?
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NBA expands guidelines on calling technical fouls; cracks down on complaining - http://tinyurl.com/2cjf8sa
Stupid rule. Its fun to see the passion and emotion. Excessive complaining they can crack down on. Are they really going to call a tech to decide a game if someone complains?
I would much rather see them go after flopping then complaining but whatever.
Passion and emotion have nothing to do with what they're going to crack down on.
I actually agree with obstructed.
The constant ing at officials and childish antics are ing annoying.
Take the foul like a man, STFU, and play smarter.
dude, thank you for that. Nash gestures are timelessYeah, how can players be expected to contain their emotions?
This is not good for duncan he complains a bit they same for kobe also but I don't know why fans are bragging about if they have ever played basketball before or understand the game could get emotional in close games if bad calls are called to change the game
so they basically validated Joey Crawford's two T's on Timmy three years ago, which everybody knows is BS.
Besides, how overt is overt to earn a technical?
, kobe's going to be suspended at least 5 games this season
To some extent, it is broke though.
We don't particularly care, but we're already fans. But there are a lot of fans who love the college game and hate the NBA - even though it is played at a higher level. One of the biggest complaints I hear from that group is the constant whining that goes on in-game.
David Robinson was the kind of player where - if he reacted - you could usually bet the official got it wrong. But now, you'll see guys like Kobe and Rasheed and even Tim & Manu throw up their hands in surprise after CLEARLY committing fouls.
Showing emotions is fine and shouldn't be sanctioned but whining to the refs should be.
Referees' job isn't easy and NBA refs are very good. As every human being, they makes mistakes but players had to deal with that instead of whining after each call they don't like.
You know something's bull when words like 'overly demonstrative' are used, it's about as vague as it gets and sets the floor for interpretation. Hmm LeBron is demonstrative, that's OK, but that little prick < insert_random_roleplayer_here> is soo overly demonstrative! Bang T'd!
This rule sucks. It's all subjective and it gives the ref's too much control over the game.
How will he make it thru 5 minutes of any game?
Oh that's right. Two sets of rules.
Last edited by Fabbs; 09-24-2010 at 03:38 PM.
I agree. And everybody knows that superstars like Kobe and Lebron will get away with much more than other players. It's a stupid decision - some of these games get really intense, and you can't expect the players to be emotionless.
I wish they gave kobe a technical after every stupid ass grin he does after making a basket
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