The majority of basketball games are played on a playing surface , normally wood , that measures 94 by 50 feet. The height of the basket is 10 feet. Why 10 feet.?? Because when James Naismith invented the game in 1891 at the YMCA gym ,Springfield , a running track was above the gym. so they nailed the peach basket up near the running track which measured 10 feet.
We have 10 players , 5 on a side and for the most part 3 officials. The players pass the ball , dribble it and shoot it. They run up and down the court quickly to score as many baskets as possible. They set screens around the perimeter , at the elbows , on the baseline and everywhere else on the court. They use defensive tactics like man to man defense, zone defense , press defense , match up zones defense , double team the dribbler and other tactics to prevent the opponent from scoring. The offensive team also has tactics to outsmart the defense. Thus we have a basketball game. Now the last time I watched a game , NBA , college, D2 3 college , high school , womens , and my grandsons games, players were passing the ball , dribbling it , shooting it. Oh and yes they set screens everywhere , they ran up and down the court to score baskets as many as possible for whoever has the most wins the game. Now for officials to be able to enforce the rules of the game , they must be in the proper position to referee those plays. Therefore, the number one objective is to put them in those positions so they can correctly make accurate decisions. Does it matter what game it is because all games basically do the same thing !!!! So my point here is when you hear people say, cannot be wide in lead because that is what the NBA referees do. It's a different game. Oh really. All other games are so much different ??? Do they dribble , pass and shoot.. ??? I think so.. Do we referee the play to the basket different when Tatum drives to the basket ( Boston ) , or Davis ( UNC ) KJ Jones (D 2 Emmanuel) Harris ( HS ) Siegrist ( Villanova Womens ) or Jake Forte ( 8 and under ) Yes for Jake .. gets the and 1
We do not. We get in the correct positions to get plays called correctly.... The game is the same..... Thanks, Angelo and remember It's the game , my partners , and me
We have 10 players , 5 on a side and for the most part 3 officials. The players pass the ball , dribble it and shoot it. They run up and down the court quickly to score as many baskets as possible. They set screens around the perimeter , at the elbows , on the baseline and everywhere else on the court. They use defensive tactics like man to man defense, zone defense , press defense , match up zones defense , double team the dribbler and other tactics to prevent the opponent from scoring. The offensive team also has tactics to outsmart the defense. Thus we have a basketball game. Now the last time I watched a game , NBA , college, D2 3 college , high school , womens , and my grandsons games, players were passing the ball , dribbling it , shooting it. Oh and yes they set screens everywhere , they ran up and down the court to score baskets as many as possible for whoever has the most wins the game. Now for officials to be able to enforce the rules of the game , they must be in the proper position to referee those plays. Therefore, the number one objective is to put them in those positions so they can correctly make accurate decisions. Does it matter what game it is because all games basically do the same thing !!!! So my point here is when you hear people say, cannot be wide in lead because that is what the NBA referees do. It's a different game. Oh really. All other games are so much different ??? Do they dribble , pass and shoot.. ??? I think so.. Do we referee the play to the basket different when Tatum drives to the basket ( Boston ) , or Davis ( UNC ) KJ Jones (D 2 Emmanuel) Harris ( HS ) Siegrist ( Villanova Womens ) or Jake Forte ( 8 and under ) Yes for Jake .. gets the and 1
We do not. We get in the correct positions to get plays called correctly.... The game is the same..... Thanks, Angelo and remember It's the game , my partners , and me
