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OK, I'm not going to waste any time getting right to this one. If I ran the NBA, I would institute a rule where a shot made from behind the halfcourt line was worth four points. Sure, some of you think that's a ridiculous idea. You know what else they probably once thought was ridiculous? Democracy! Also, the three-point shot, which was instituted in the NBA in 1979. I was four years old then so I can't remember what people thought of that rule at the time, but I'm sure there were blatherings about "the sanctity of the game" and "this is just a handout for unathletic white guys". (Dale Ellis begs to differ.) Before you dismiss the idea, consider this scenario: Your team is down by four points with three seconds remaining. You know you only have one possession left. Under the old rules, you'd be screwed. Under my new rule, you could go for the hail-mary halfcourt shot to send the game into OT. Sure, you'd probably only make one out of every 10 of those shots. But when one of those actually goes in? Tell me that wouldn't be one of the highlights of your season! As Raptors fans, this brings us to ask: Who would be the Raptors' four-point shot specialist when there's only a few seconds left on the clock in a quarter? Call me crazy, but I can think of a couple of reasons (one and two) why Mr. Christopher Wesson Bosh could very well be that guy. |
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