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tv-’r'jiJ2V.WINNING■SBASKETBALL• ByrNafc Mol man ~~'*»• _ (EDITOR’S NOTi:—This » tb« first‘l:; *.*««** ■f three jeneril stories/-* *n,J l»;.dfas«me(J ftxsketbsll n!*ys by 'W‘ NaC Holman, famous co*ch of College ••■• uf Hi* City fr Xew York.)BY NAT HOLMAN Famous Player, Coach, and Author of ’‘Winning- Basketball” Every year basketball officials are bombarded with suggestions of football and other sports are besxpged •This year is no exception.Newspaper reports of experiments xn cage rules have created consid-• erable interest, and the importance .of these tests to the future of the . game is so great that interest provoked is well merited.; As coach at the College of the City vOf New York, I have watched these^-.experiments with interest.ht °n thG Pacific coast, an entire Vjleague ts playing its games without ■' l[se of the center-tap except at the - of each haJf- AtteT each bas-^ *s scored, the team scored upon takes the ball out of bounds beneath its opponent’s basket.At another college, several games have been played using the revolving tap. In this development, the center, guards, and forwards each .take their turn at. the center-jump,rotating after each basket.Favors Revolving- Tap Obviously, both of these experiments are pointed at the same evil Teams fortunate in having a tal center man are granted a tremendous advantage under present- rules In eliminating this unearned advantage without doing harm to the game lies the rub.•It is my opinion that of the twe cfytfges referred to above, the lat-f*jys the more expedient. Doing fWr with the tap-off steals from the game one of its most interesting and exciting features. The second method removes the fault without doing violence to the character of the game.A flu'ther group of experiments wxtlx height and size of the basket now is m progress.A recent college contest was reported in which the height of the basket was raised from 10 to 12 feet. At another institution, the diameter of the basket was increased.I am unable to reconcile these proposals. The first seeks to make scoring under the basket more difficult, the second to make long shooting less hazardous.Leave the Basket Alone , Each of these suggestions is well-intentioned. 'The raised basket would remove the fault of per-mifetirxg tall men to station themselves beneath the basket to scor it will, by the sole reason of thei aeight. The widened hoop woul allow for many more spectacula oxxg shots.Both results cannot be acconx •Jlt'shcd with the same tvpe of bas «2fc, i would be opposed'to eithemange for that very reason.ttunately, the defeat of permit 'tall men to use their heigh inder the basket can be correctei n another way. Legislation out awing stationary positions in tin lasket zone Is the answer. As to tin luestion of long shots, it is my opin on that their very 9nfrequence nakes them spectacular.I think it essential to note tha hese experiments in various sec-mns of the country arc not designedthe -game- The 501 e Wes Mliind them js to improve it.
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Jefferson City Post Tribune
Jefferson City, Missouri, US
Fri, Jan 04, 1935
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