NBA discussed new court, 4-pointer

[Denver Native (Carol)]

NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn and vice president Kiki Vandeweghe acknowledged in a recent interview with ESPN.com that the league office, at least in an exploratory fashion, has weighed expanding the dimensions of the court and the introduction of a 4-point shot.

In a sitdown interview with ESPN's TrueHoop TV, conducted during All-Star Weekend in New Orleans earlier this month, Thorn and Vandeweghe spoke of both concepts mostly from a hypothetical standpoint, but did concede that the ideas have been presented for discussion at a league level.

On Tuesday, NBA spokesman Tim Frank downplayed the chances of either idea gaining traction.

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[weazel]

haha

[MOtorboat]

Huh?

[BroncoWave]

Wut?

[Denver Native (Carol)]

:whoknows:

[weazel]

sorry, every time someone mentions the NBA I laugh, its a knee jerk reaction. I dont mind college bball, but the NBA is not good basketball anymore.

[Northman]

sorry, every time someone mentions the NBA I laugh, its a knee jerk reaction. I dont mind college bball, but the NBA is not good basketball anymore.

Agree 100%

Maybe thats why they want this? Maybe they should go with the 100 pt shot from the other side of the court. lol

[weazel]

Agree 100%

Maybe thats why they want this? Maybe they should go with the 100 pt shot from the other side of the court. lol

it's too bad because there used to be some epic playoff matches

[MOtorboat]

I think the regular season can be stale, but I'm still a fan of playoff basketball when the crowds are actually into the game.

[silkamilkamonico]

I think the regular season can be stale, but I'm still a fan of playoff basketball when the crowds are actually into the game.

Agreed. Playoff basketball is really really good imo - the regular season sucks though

[dogfish]

who knew roger goodell was actually going to replace david stern?