Here are the new rules that have been approved for next season. Remember that the rules posted before were just ideas and not actually put in play. They say these rules are to improve pace of play and reduce the physicality. The one rule I don't get is removing the 5 second call. Wouldn't that make pace of play WORSE? The whole point of the 5 second call is to stop players from just standing there holding the ball. The timeout rule is great I think. I personally believe the best way to improve pace of play is to just be consistent with the officiating and not change the rules every year.
Shot clock reduced to 30 seconds.
Teams will have one fewer team timeout (only three can carry over instead of four) in the second half.
Timeouts called within 30 seconds of a break (at the 16:30 mark) or at any time after the scheduled media timeout becomes the media timeout.
Coaches can no longer call a timeout when the ball is live.
Officials can use the monitor to review a potential shot clock violation on made field goals throughout the entire game.
Making Class B technical fouls (hanging on the rim and delaying the resumption of play, for example) one-shot technical fouls. Previously, two shots were granted for these types of technical fouls.
Eliminating the five-second closely guarded rule while dribbling the ball.
Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime.
They will also be experimenting with having 6 fouls per player in some post season tournaments.
Shot clock reduced to 30 seconds.
Teams will have one fewer team timeout (only three can carry over instead of four) in the second half.
Timeouts called within 30 seconds of a break (at the 16:30 mark) or at any time after the scheduled media timeout becomes the media timeout.
Coaches can no longer call a timeout when the ball is live.
Officials can use the monitor to review a potential shot clock violation on made field goals throughout the entire game.
Making Class B technical fouls (hanging on the rim and delaying the resumption of play, for example) one-shot technical fouls. Previously, two shots were granted for these types of technical fouls.
Eliminating the five-second closely guarded rule while dribbling the ball.
Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime.
They will also be experimenting with having 6 fouls per player in some post season tournaments.
