Why NBA Fight Rule is Good
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James Joyner | Thursday, May 17, 2007 |
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban makes a strong defense of the NBA’s “leave the bench and you’re suspended” rule:
[I]ts incredibly simple to educate players about the rule. Its a rule they fully understand and they understand the consequences of violating the rule. That makes the NBA stronger because it removes uncertainty. Can it result in a game(s) being impacted , yes. However, that impact results from an action a player knew violated the rules and was a mistake. There is no uncertainty about it. All they had to do was not leave the bench.
I actually think that more rules need to be iron clad like the “don’t leave the bench rule”. Whenever we can remove discretion in enforcement from the NBA the game is better for it.
Fans will hate the Suns not having Amare and Boris, but they all know the rule and recognize that the players knew it and fully understood it. What really gets fans, and me upset is when they can’t understand how and why a rule is enforced.
The refs have too much influence over all the major team sports. The more we can take their discretion away, the better.
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