ABA: OUT TO SCORE POINTS IN NEW HOOP LEAGUE, EVEN DEFENSE PAYS OFF.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer INGLEWOOD - Paul Westhead Paul Westhead (born February 21, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a basketball coach in the WNBA, and a former coach in the NBA and the NCAA. He has coached three different NBA teams, and was also the coach of the Loyola Marymount University men's basketball team during that always wanted to coach a basketball game in which a team scored 200 points. His wish might soon come true. The former NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= coach's latest coaching assignment is with the Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Stars is the name of three American Basketball Association (ABA) teams based in Los Angeles, California. The first team, formerly the Anaheim Amigos, played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena from 1968 to 1970, when it moved to Salt Lake , one of at least eight teams scheduled to play in the ABA 2000. The new league, which is set to open Dec. 26, was introduced Thursday at the Forum with an emphasis on high scoring. Rules have been changed and ticket prices kept low to help the league achieve its mission of being fan friendly. High-profile personnel such as Westhead, Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California) is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. and Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins (born January 11, 1957 in Orlando, Florida) is a former professional basketball player, most noted for his days with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. are on board and embracing the league's goal. A key innovation is the ``3-D'' rule in which an extra point is awarded for scoring if the basket results from a steal in the backcourt. In such a case, a two-point basket would be worth three points and a 3-point shot would be worth four. ``For me, that's like a shooting star shooting star, in astronomy shooting star, in astronomy: see meteor. shooting star, in botany shooting star, in botany: see primrose. going across the heavens and lighting up the basketball world,'' Westhead said. ``In my fondest dreams, that's the best rule in basketball. I think for the league it's going to generate great excitement, effort and enthusiasm. You will have teams that will play aggressive defense in the full court to create more scoring opportunities. So for good defense, you're rewarded with scoring opportunities and points. ``Through my career, I've coached teams that scored 150 points a game, 160 points a game . . . and even in a college game, 180 points a game,'' Westhead said. ``And that's without the 3-D rule. Two hundred points, here we come.'' Another alteration is players not fouling out. After committing a fifth foul, a player becomes ``shirted'' and further fouls by the player would result in a two-shot technical foul. ``It's the type of play the players want,'' Kansas City Knights The Kansas City Knights is the name of an American Basketball Association minor league basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They did not play for the 2005-06 season. coach Kevin Pritchard said. ``Players want to play up and down, they don't want bruising basketball. They want to score 200 points. Because if in a game there are 200 points, how many will they have?'' |
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