Re: Nelson, Cuban dislike charge line

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> > "If you don't have to have [the arc], it helps the game" he said. Not
> > having the arc " promotes more aggressiveness, guys driving to the
> > basket and reduces injuries. It forces guys to make basketball plays.
> > It makes so much sense. It's not like stepping in front of someone
> > just to take a charge. That's not a basketball play. It's just a
> > turnover."
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> I stand firmly with Bill Walton on this issue... as he disgustedly watched
> Scottie Pippen run under a player to take a charge in last year's playoffs,
> he wondered, "When did NBA players start running under each other trying to
> take charges?  Get up in the air and block a shot."
Bravo!

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