Now that issue has been cleared up, here’s what I’d do to basketball.
I hate watching the end of a basketball game where the intentional fouls only delay the inevitable. So, in the last two minutes of the game, any foul results in the fouled team being awarded an automatic two points. No need to shoot the ball, just add two points to their score. The fouled team gets the ball out at half court. Sure would speed up play and we could go onto something more interesting than basketball.
I do not follow basketball until the playoffs and have no interest in changing those rules. What I have heard over the years is that the taller players have the advantage and there is talk of raising the height of the basket. The argument is that still the taller players will have the edge. That is why I say that the height of the basket should be lowered! That would take away the advantage of height. I also feel that the width and length of the court is going to have to be increased because of the size, strength and speed of the players.
The same holds true for football. The game has changed since its inception. The players are now bigger, stronger and faster. I do believe that at some point the field is going to have to be expanded, as in, wider and longer, maybe akin to the Canadian Football League or even longer and wider.
For example, in the 1950s field goals of more than 40 yards were iffy, at best, and most teams would punt rather than try a field goal. Today they are almost routine.
Fifty yard field goals are made on a regular basis. The record now is 64 yards.
Punts have gotten a long longer.
I can envision a time in the not-too-distant future when the 40-yard dash is going to be run in under 4 seconds.
When does the size, strength and speed become an issue?