New Rules for Playing Defense

[PhxGametime]

Is 105 ppg out of reach?

IMO it depends on Amare Stoudemire's health. Quentin Richardson could replace Shawn Marion or Joe Johnson and be effective with Zarko Cabarkapa and Casey Jacobsen then getting minutes, while have offensive skills.

Steve Nash would need to play 60 games perhaps - Leandro Barbosa and Johnson could take over load for a few games - with Richardson replacing JJ but any more than 22+ games could be trouble?

Maciej Lampe and Cabarkapa are capable scorers given time and with Steven Hunter guarding basket (shotblocker) and maintaining the effectiveness in the steal department... it's possible?

 

[devilalum]

Every year the league says they're going to enforce the rules and 6 weeks into every season its right back to basketfootball.

This may help the Suns win a couple of more regular season games but come playoff time the refs will be using their defective whistles just like every other year.

 

[F-Dog]

I'm not sure this rules change will help the Suns, even if it's enforced. They've got players who can score and create offense under the old rules, and they're going to need all of the help they can get on defense.

I'd love to see it happen, though, just for aesthetic reasons.