Basketball Rules

[jkad]

i noticed during the Filoil games, the clock is no longer reset to 24 when a foul is called, is this a new FIBA rule or is it a rule adopted by this particular tournament only? Doesn't it give an advantage to the fouling team especially if there are only a few seconds left on the shot clock?

[maroonmartian]

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24352/arti.html

OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2008:


Art. 2.2.3 Free-throw lines and restricted areas

The restricted areas shall be the floor rectangle areas marked on the playing court.

The restricted (three-second) area shall be a rectangle (not anymore a trapezoid) as per Diagram 1 below. .....

Art. 2.2.4 Three-point field goal area

The distance of the three-point line shall be 6,75 m (and not 6,25 m as present).


Art. 2.2.7 No-charge semicircles

The no-charge semicircles shall be marked on the playing court, under the baskets. The distance of the inner edge of the semicircles shall be 1,25 m from the centre of the basket (on the floor).

A charging (offensive) foul should never be called if the contact by the offensive player is with the defensive player standing within the no-charge semicircle.
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Apparently FIBA is becoming like the NBA (except for the game duration) with the key becoming rectangular and the three-point line becoming farther like a PBA three-point line (but still far from the NBA three-point line). Does this rules applies now to UAAP?