I didnt mind the jump ball rule, the auto techs didnt occure, and from what i saw my team mates were standing alot on the bench including myself. and i was totally unaware of the new subbing rules?? i also thought there was another one but i cant remeber it. over all i didnt really mind the changes.

ps. im on the leader board now!!!

Was there any new rule for an unsportsmanlike foul? I got a very, very, VERY soft unsportsmanlike =\

i stopped a fast break, i got in front of my man and sort of gave him a soft shove back with my armbar then got an unsportsmanlike

haha, yeh i did get in front, interesting call =\

And might i add it was outside the 3 point line

Best if I didn't say that :P

haha i dunno if i should say =\

I watched Boony play although I left before the incident...he was in one of the more controversially ending games of the weekend!

And what club am I affiliated with? You've got 10 guesses! :P

You watched me play? =\

Awesome, are you in div 3 u/18s then?

Why are you unable to say Boony? I believe sturt div 2's were playing at morphett vale, i wonder who they were playing? :D

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I don't wanna say, cos the refs cop enough shit as it is. So I'm not gonan give their name or stadium they played atsorry shmee :P

I agree, that is poor form (especially in junior basketball) if a coach chooses to do that to intentionally hold play up.

Perhaps there needs to be a safe guard on it.

A couple of suggestions :

1) No subs in the last minute of the first 3 quarters for non-fully timed games.

2) The clock stops on subs in the last minute of each quarter.

Personally, I think scorebench people have enough to think about (especially parents who are 'helping out') so 2) is not quite as viable.

I do think it could become an issue though, as coaches become acustomed to the new rule and try using it to their advantage in what I consider an unfair way.

Maybe stop the clock for the last 3 minutes of every quarter, reduce the half time break to one minute?

I don't think that would work. Games rarely run on time as is. I like Hoops suggestions :)

Other alternative is to play fully times 7 minute quarters? That would equate to roughly an hour. The 8 minute quarter games are scheduled for 75 minutes, but most 'should' finish in well under that time.

7 minute quarters should be able to be done in 60 minutes and I think it'd give the players more playing time. Something to investigate given the way the new rules are, perhaps?

Definitely: we do it in social all the time, subbing with little time left to waste our opponents' advantage. It's just smart!

No No No! We're saying that should be avoided in district bball!

On the other hand, in social bball when the opposite team is a bunch of ****s who haven't stopped bitching and arguing all game and you're winning by 3pts with 8 seconds left, you should foul and call a sub just like we did last week :)

Could always follow the approach in european handball where you can sub at any time but play does not stop!! This puts the pressure back on the side making the sub to do it when it least effects their play

thats a decent idea

that would be crazy =\

Go Eddie you gun

but I don't like the rule idea much interesting but im with boony