3 in the key first of all. But beyond that, in this era you couldn’t not guard someone. You had to guard your man, or commit to a double. You could sag off naturally but you can’t just stand between like that, especially in the key which is illegal today still.
The spacing was much more compact those days so they had different rules to keep the game fluid. Modern era also makes rules to make offense easier and more exciting.
The comments fail to realize the illegal defense had nothing to do with Mugsy, who actually swiped at the ball after the whistle was blown, and you can hear the commentators noticing the illegal defense prior to the whistle.
3 in the key first of all. But beyond that, in this era you couldn’t not guard someone. You had to guard your man, or commit to a double. You could sag off naturally but you can’t just stand between like that, especially in the key which is illegal today still. The spacing was much more compact those days so they had different rules to keep the game fluid. Modern era also makes rules to make offense easier and more exciting.
The comments fail to realize the illegal defense had nothing to do with Mugsy, who actually swiped at the ball after the whistle was blown, and you can hear the commentators noticing the illegal defense prior to the whistle.
3 in the key wasn’t till 2001-2
Shit. All my other points stand. That’s it for me folks 😂
That’s perfect. I think that’s Glen Rice, the second he’s below the free throw line and his man is about the 3 point line it’s illegal.