According to Adam Johnson of 2 Ways & 10 Days, there are some concerns regarding the new free throw rule implemented in the G League for the 2019/20 season.
One concern is whether the decrease in rest time (which would occur during second or third free throw attempts) could lead to more injuries. Another is whether coaches will forget to send players in for substitutions before the first (and only) free throw.
One G League front office employee is also concerned that the game flow would impact assignment players – their free throw attempts, as well as their in-game rhythm – as they adjust back and forth between the G League and the NBA.
“For us, we want the G League game to model the NBA as closely as possible… I understand what the league is trying to do but there are other options to consider before this one.”
Here are some more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- Rapper Jeezy is launching his own sports agency called “Sports 99” and will begin representing NBA and NFL players, reports Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
- Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic explore some details about the select group of players that participated in the Mamba Sports Pro Invitational, hosted by Kobe Bryant, at the end of August.
- Veteran forward Luis Scola has signed a deal with EuroLeague’s Olimpia Milano, head coach Ettore Messina announced, according to Nicola Lupo of Sportando.
- Adam Zagoria of Forbes notes that the Lakers, Clippers, and Bucks are early favorites to win the 2020 NBA Championship.
Makes sense to have a rapper who knows nothing about negotiating sports contracts, negotiate your sports contract.
Jay-Z doesn’t negotiate contracts for guys that are clients of Roc Nation; they have actual agents, but are just part of the agency as a whole. It seems like a safe assumption that this will be the same way.
The big problem here is that Roc Nation is a somewhat cool name for an agency. Sports 99 sounds like the knock off version you’d find at an off-brand dollar store.
If Young Jeezy’s agency works, Dollar General has plans ready to one-up him by a cent.
This free throw rule is ridiculous, I don’t understand why they can’t leave the game alone. There is nothing wrong with it.