Chen Qiang proposed the eight-second rule, which made Ferris fall into thought.

The eight-second rule was originally the 10-second rule, and the evolution of this rule has gone a long way, in 1960, the rule was that in the last three minutes of the game, the attacking team had to get the ball into the front court within 10 seconds of receiving the ball; In 1972, it was changed to get the ball into the front court within 10 seconds after receiving the ball in the backcourt; In 2003, the 10-second rule was changed to an eight-second rule. So many old fans should remember that basketball in the past was half court in 10 seconds.

The purpose of this rule is to encourage basketball to move forward as soon as possible, so as to speed up the pace of the game.

In ancient times of basketball, players could hold the ball in the backcourt without restrictions, and even pass the ball back to the backcourt, which is like today's football, where midfielders hold the ball back and forth for half a day, and then pass the ball back to the defender, or even to the goalkeeper. At that time, if you want to cause the conversion of the ball, you either wait for the opponent to miss the shot and grab the rebound, or use the five-second rule to prevent the opponent for five seconds. If you encounter that kind of opponent who is always in the backcourt, you can only use the five-second rule to create a tight defense to cause the ball to be converted.

From the perspective of modern basketball, if you don't carry out the bagging, it is difficult for the player to create a five-second violation for the opponent, but in the early basketball, the level of the players is relatively poor, and the passing rhythm is also very slow, so it is easy to cause a five-second violation in the case of one defense.

Pushing the ball into the front court in eight seconds obviously adds to the tempo of basketball, and even Fred Zorner, who doesn't know much about basketball, can understand this rule.

In a game, ten people play a ball, if the activity space is reduced by half, there will inevitably be more fierce confrontation, an eight-second rule, forcing the activity space to be reduced by half, which will definitely make the overall rhythm of basketball faster, and the game will be more intense.

Basketball is ultimately a sport of time and space, and whether it is compressing time or space, it will inevitably increase the rhythm of basketball. Previously, Chen Qiang's proposal to expand the scope of the three-second zone was to make a fuss about space, and now Chen Qiang's eight-second rule seems to be a limitation in time on the surface, but in fact it is also compressing space.

However, it is absolutely not enough to make a fuss about space, Chen Qiang needs to make a fuss about time to revise the rules of basketball.

So without waiting for anyone to question the eight-second rule, Chen Qiang continued: "Next, please look at my fourth rule modification, adding a 24-second offensive rule." The 24-second timer will start when a team gains possession of a new ball during a game, or when the ball is legally touched by a player on the field during a throw-in. The team with possession of the ball must complete the shot within 24 seconds of receiving the ball. Otherwise, it will be a 24-second violation and the right to serve will be awarded to the opponent. ”

As soon as Chen Qiang's voice fell, everyone present showed shocked expressions, compared with the previous expansion of the three-second zone, the five-second violation rule and the eight-second dribble into the front court, the 24-second offensive violation is really a shocking bomb.

"Mr. Chen, what is the criterion for 'completing a shot'?" Someone asked.

"First, the ball must leave the player's hand before the end of the 24 seconds; Second, after the ball leaves the player's hand, the ball must come into contact with the rebound. Chen Qiang replied.

"So if the ball was shot 24 seconds ago but it went to the basket 24 seconds, does that count as a score?" Someone else asked.

"Of course, it counts." Chen Qiang smiled slightly, and then said: "Don't you think it's a very exciting thing to shoot in zero seconds and then look forward to whether the ball can hit the basket?" ”

"Zero-second shot? It's a really exciting word, and I can probably imagine that kind of scene. The man paused, then asked, "Then if you finish shooting but don't score, how do you calculate the time?" ”

"Whoever grabs the rebound, who owns the ball, and then recalculates the 24-second offensive time until the shot is completed again, or the ball is converted." Chen Qiang replied.

Before 1954, there were no 24-second offense violations in the NBA, which was the main reason for the slow pace of the basketball game.

In the thirties and forties, the impact of not having a 24-second offensive violation was not very great, after all, the defensive level of players at that time was relatively poor, and the defense of professional players was not as good as that of later high school students. It's like when we usually play wild ball, and the defense is basically a show, and with such an intensity of the game, even if there is no time limit for attacking, it is easy to score.

But after World War II, the level of players began to improve, especially after the establishment of the NBA, the large-scale professional league has improved the basketball skills and tactics of the United States by a great level, the players' defensive level is getting better and better, and the coach's tactical level is getting higher and higher.

At that time, in many games, there were often scores of 340 to 340, and if a team could score 50 points, it would be considered a smooth attack. In the future, it is normal for NBA teams to score 1230 points per game in the same 48-minute game.

In one NBA game in 1950, the Fort Wayne Pistons played the Minneapolis Lakers, and the final score was 19-18, which was also the lowest score in NBA history. The reason is that the Pistons are afraid of the legendary center George McCann of the Lakers, so they keep passing the ball throughout the game, and the game has no offensive time limit, which ultimately creates such a low score.

Just imagine, in a 48-minute game, the two teams combined for a total of only 37 points, which is still an NBA-level team, how ugly such a game must be! If you look at such a score in the future, people will think that it is playing rugby.

A similar situation was not unique in the United States at that time, when there were many fans who would throw things on the field when watching the game, because the game was too procrastinating, and the players always passed the ball back and forth and did not attack, and the fans were really angry. It's probably like today's football hooligans smashing players with mineral water bottles.

It was also because there was no time limit for attacking, so the basketball offense at that time would be extra cautious and be sure to pursue the most likely way to attack. Unless there is an open shot close to the basket, the player would rather reorganize the offense.

For example, in 1932, in a game between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, the University of Missouri once controlled the ball for 11 minutes in a row, just holding the ball and passing it around, and did not attack. Eventually, the University of Kansas players simply stood still and watched the University of Missouri pass. In such a game, it's no wonder that the audience doesn't scold the mother after watching it!

Before 1954, the NBA was so boring that many people even felt that the pace of golf was faster than basketball, and this led to no one going to the NBA, so the NBA had to make reforms and formulate a 24-second offensive rule.

According to the NBA league calculations at the time, if there was no deliberate waste of time or delaying the game, a team could shoot about 60 times in a game, and two teams would have 120 shots, which means that a total of 120 pitches would be made in a game. Divide 48 minutes of play time by 120 times, which is 24 seconds, which is where the 24-second offense comes from.

In the future, 24 seconds is enough to organize two or three offenses, but the offensive skills and tactics of basketball players at that time were not as sharp as those of later generations, so 24 seconds was only enough for one offense.

The 24-second offensive violation rule raised the pace of basketball to a notch, and the Celtics became the first team in NBA history to score 100 points. The emergence of this rule also saved the NBA and the sport of basketball.

In contrast, FIBA only added the offensive time limit rule in 1957, but FIBA set a 30-second offensive offense, and it wasn't until 2003 that FIBA changed the 30-second offensive offense to a 24-second offensive offense.

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The 24-second offense rule is undoubtedly one of the most amazing innovations in basketball. Everyone present can see that once basketball takes a 24-second offensive violation, then basketball will no longer have the kind of situation where the ball carrier keeps passing, and the time limit will force the ball carrier to attack as soon as possible, and the more offenses, the more obviously it will greatly increase the enjoyment of the game.

Several stadium owners felt that Chen Qiang's rule change was very reasonable, and they had no reason to oppose Chen Qiang. The Rochester Royals and the Baltimore Bullets are both teams invested by Chen Qiang, so they will not speak out against Chen Qiang. So in the end, it was Ferris of the Buffalo who spoke.

Ferris thought carefully for a while, and then said: "Mr. Chen, I can understand your original intention of proposing to modify the five-second rule, requiring eight seconds to bring the ball to the front court, and setting a 24-second offensive time, you hope to promote the offense of the side with the ball as soon as possible by compressing the space and reducing the time, so as to create a more fierce confrontation, speed up the pace of the game, and make the game more exciting." But I think such a rule change may backfire. ”

"Mr. Ferris, please." Chen Qiang would like to hear Ferris's insights, after all, he has also made outstanding contributions to the history of NBA development and will also enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in the future.

Ferris continued: "Increasing the range of the three-second zone and the offensive team will be farther away from the basket, which is obviously more beneficial to the defender; Changing the five-second rule will make it easier to convert the ball, and the defending team can use excellent defense to get the ball, which is also good for defense;

Eight seconds to advance the ball to the front court, which is equivalent to artificially compressing the space for players to move, and we all know that the offensive side wants to create space, and the defending side needs to compress the space, the smaller the space compression, the more advantageous the defending side, so eight seconds to bring the ball to the front court is actually biased towards defense;

As for the rule of 24-second offense, although it is encouraging offense, it is not urging offense! With only 24 seconds, the attacking side will attack more hastily, and this hasty attack will also greatly reduce the success rate of the attack, and also reduce the difficulty of defense.

Therefore, these rule changes are biased in favor of the defensive side, weakening the attacking side, which will make the attacking side more timid and difficult to play a wonderful and fluid attack. I don't think the crowd will like to watch a game that doesn't score for half a day. “

Chen Qiang nodded slightly, and then said: "In almost all sports, the attacking side has the initiative, the attacker can choose when to attack, and can choose how to attack, while the defender is more passive and adaptable, and they can only respond after the attacker starts to act." Therefore, the rules of the game in almost all sports are more biased towards the defensive side, so that the game will be evenly matched, not one-sided. I think you can understand that. ”

Chen Qiang paused, gave everyone some time to digest, and then continued: "I admit that my rule modifications, under the current basketball system, are indeed biased towards the defensive side, but basketball is a confrontational sport after all, and the offensive side and the defensive side are not constant. Whoever has the ball is the attacking team, and when the ball is converted, the roles of the attacker and the defender will also change. Therefore, even if the rules are more skewed in favor of the defending side, it will not affect the fairness of the game, because both sides can enjoy the benefits of the rules. ”

Chen Qiang wanted to pause again and let everyone digest these contents, but Ferris couldn't wait to interject and said: "Mr. Chen, I understand what you said, but what I just proposed, such a rule change will make it difficult to attack, and no audience wants to watch a game without scoring for half a day, what you said can't solve the problem I raised." ”

"Mr. Ferris, you may not have noticed the premise of what I said, I just said that it is under the current basketball system, so I think that while revising the rules of basketball, the entire sports system of basketball must also be modified! In other words, we are forcing the basketball system to reform by changing the rules of basketball! Teams, players and coaches need to adapt to the new basketball system, players need to master new basketball skills, and coaches need to study new basketball tactics. Chen Qiang explained.

Ferris nodded, and then said: "Mr. Chen, basketball has been around for 50 years, and it is not easy to reform the entire basketball system. ”

"Of course." Chen Qiang nodded, and then said: "I can tell you one thing first, under the new basketball rules I formulated, the jump shot will be one of the most common ways to score. ”

"Mr. Chen, this is not new at all, under the current rules, the jump shot is also the main means of scoring." Ferris said, shaking his head.

"Nowadays, the jump shots are all standing near the basket, and some even stand directly under the basket. And when I say jump shot, I'm standing outside the three-second zone. Chen Qiang replied.

"Outside of the three-second zone, is it the free throw line? Isn't that like a free throw? Ferris obviously didn't understand what Chen Qiang meant.

"But free throws are not interfered with, and jumpers are different." Chen Qiang smiled slightly, and then continued to explain: "Mr. Ferris, don't forget, my rules have modified the range of the three-second zone, and the jump shot outside the three-second zone I am talking about is also 3.6 meters away from the basket. ”

"You're talking about a long-range jumper? It's not easy to throw the ball into that distance! Ferris looked surprised.

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