matzanB to NBA@enterprise.lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago[Highlight] The 5-foot-3 (1.60m) Muggsy Bogues strips off the 6-foot-6 (1.98m) Michael Jordan, but it's ruled an illegal defense.streamable.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link[Highlight] The 5-foot-3 (1.60m) Muggsy Bogues strips off the 6-foot-6 (1.98m) Michael Jordan, but it's ruled an illegal defense.streamable.commatzanB to NBA@enterprise.lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarehankbaumbachjrBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoZone defense was illegal back in the day. If you watch the paint, the Bulls players clear out, but the defense lingers a little bit forming a “fucking wall” for Jordan. It’s a totally 100% legal way to defend right now in the NBA which is why it looks like nothing. When zone defense was legalized then instituted a 3 seconds in the paint rule for defense.
Zone defense was illegal back in the day.
If you watch the paint, the Bulls players clear out, but the defense lingers a little bit forming a “fucking wall” for Jordan.
It’s a totally 100% legal way to defend right now in the NBA which is why it looks like nothing.
When zone defense was legalized then instituted a 3 seconds in the paint rule for defense.