# How the Game Changed · Korvpall, Tase 9: Meister

Korvpall · Tase 9: Meister · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/et/basketball/level-9/how-the-game-changed/)

How the Game Changed: 100 fakti, 10 testi.

The end of the centre jump, the one-hand and jump shots, the three-point line, the dunk ban, FIBA's 2000 and 2010 changes, shoes and kit, television, the three-point revolution and pace over the eras.

## Test 1: The centre jump

- Play restarted with a jump in the centre circle. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- A throw-in from behind the end line took its place. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Each restart took time and broke the flow. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The team that conceded took the ball from the end line. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- More time with the ball meant more baskets. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The opening tip is all that remains of the old restart. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Each score cost time walking back for the jump. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- No walk back to centre court any more. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Every score meant a long walk back. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The jump went to whoever could reach highest. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 2: One hand and the jump shot

- He starred there in the 1930s. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Stanford ended Long Island University's long winning run there. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- He played for Wyoming. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Rising before release lifts the ball over defenders. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Players shot from the chest with feet on the floor. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Two hands was thought the proper way. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The jump shot took time to be accepted. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- From feet on the floor to shooting in the air. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The release comes at the peak. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- A two-hand set, a one-hander, a jump shot. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 3: The three-point line

- Chris Ford hit it in October 1979. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- He scored it in the 1979-80 season opener. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The college line was shorter than the NBA's. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It was pushed back to 6.75 metres in 2010. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Defences had to guard further out. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It took years to become a main weapon. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Early on, teams barely used it. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- 6.02, 6.25, 6.75 and 7.24 metres. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- 1967, 1979, 1986. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Mark C is 1984. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 4: The dunk ban

- The ban had begun in 1967. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- He later took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Unable to dunk, he relied on a high hook. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Alcindor was overwhelming near the basket. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Larry Nance won it. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Rigid rims and glass boards used to break. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Dunks were not allowed in college then. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- 1967, January 1976, 1976-77, 1984. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Hard dunks led to safer rims. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- From 1967-68 to 1975-76. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 5: FIBA in 2000

- Before that the limit was 30 seconds. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- A faster game was also easier to sell on TV. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It was cut from 10. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The new rules followed soon after Sydney. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Breaks between quarters suit advertising. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- FIBA moved closer to it in 2000. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Six fewer seconds meant quicker actions. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- 10, 40 and 48 minutes. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- To 1956, from 1956, from 2000. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The game was split into quarters. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 6: FIBA's 2010 court

- It moved back half a metre. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Defenders inside it cannot draw a charge. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- A longer shot restored the balance. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- They applied from October 2010. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Players moving between leagues adapt faster. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Rule changes are agreed centrally for every member. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The new rules lengthened the three. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Before 1984, from 1984, from 2010. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- About 1.25, 5.8 and 6.75 metres. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The old FIBA key was a trapezoid. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 7: Shoes and kit

- He was a player and a Converse salesman. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It changed how shoes were sold. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Stars and college teams made long shorts the fashion. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Players complained, and leather came back. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Many said it stuck when dry and slipped when wet. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Cutting and jumping strain the ankles. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Canvas high-tops were standard then. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- From Chuck Taylors to modern knits. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It lasted only a few months. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- A canvas high-top. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 8: Television and the world

- Boston against Los Angeles became must-see TV. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The league was not yet a TV priority. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Fans across Germany stayed up late to watch him. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- The game was becoming global. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Games reached homes around the world. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Hundreds of millions followed his games. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Exposure built the global audience. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Early 1980s, 1992, 2002. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- From sound to pictures to the internet. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Global stars drew global audiences. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 9: Kolmepunktirevolutsioon

- It took off in the 2010s. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Expected points per shot favoured the three. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson led the way. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- They are nearly as hard as threes but worth less. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- He changed how far out shooters stand. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Spacing rewards bigs who shoot. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- 1.2 points against 1.0 point per shot. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Close shots and threes beat long twos. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Attempts grew decade after decade. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- From about 18 to about 34 a game. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

## Test 10: Pace through the eras

- A fast pace means more possessions. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Teams ran and shot often. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Grinding half-court defence ruled. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Defenders could no longer hold ball-handlers with their hands. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- It became common in the 2010s. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Low-scoring games played to their style. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Today's game has more possessions and more threes. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Around 118, around 114, around 94 points a game. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Fast, then slow, then fast with threes. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)
- Scoring bottomed out around the turn of the century. (Allikas: General basketball reference, how the game changed)

Allikad: General basketball history references (Naismith Hall of Fame, FIBA, NBA, Olympic records); original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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