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Yo_D_oY posted...

I always thought half court shots should be 4 pts, so I can get behind a 4 pt line of some sort. But the offensive goal tending idea would break the game.

Not if you limit Goal Tending to happen outside the RAA (Restricted Area Arc).
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0fe51927.png
That 4' Radius starting from the center point of the rim is the RAA (Restricted Area Arc).

So all goal tending must occur outside that arc.
More Specifically:

• Players Feet must start and end outside that zone.
• Players could jump and fly over the RAA and swing their hands into the zone to deflect the ball.
• But Players can't walk into the RAA and deflect, that would be considered a Defensive Foul and you could award the other team a Free Throw while adding a Defensive Foul to your player who commits the act.
• Any Deflecting of the ball can occur around the rim as long as they don't penetrate the imaginary plane inside the rim. So if you have somebody who can jump high enough to swat the ball, they can do so as long as they don't penetrate the imaginary plane of the rim. They're perfectly allowed to swat/deflect above or bellow the rim, but never penetrate.

Offensive Goal Tending is allowed in international Basketball leagues that aren't the NBA.
So it would bring the NBA in-line with other BasketBall leagues.
Limiting the area that you can Goal Tend would balance Offense / Defense and provide a reasonable defense against the modern long range game.