Flip already does that anyway.

I like this idea dba. The only reason it works for me is that these would be a 2 year development league rules. Development of good habits for fairer and more watchable NBA basketball in the future. And it would be way fun if NBATV televised this "minor" league action so that we could watch the future NBA superstars, stars and scrubs DEVELOP. The last one I'm not sure about. It sounds like you are saying that their NBA rookie contracts would be dependent on their success in the NBA PlayTheSprocketWay Development League performance. Yeah, I'm even on board for this one.

That's a really good idea. Now remind me, how many sprocket points do you get for flexing after throwing down a monster dunk?

I hate it that players can avoid getting called for a jump ball by calling a timeout as soon as they realize they are in trouble. Guys are diving onto the floor, and the player who is about to lose the possession is making sad eyes and pleading for the ref to bail him out. Yuck.

Since 2000 up to nowadays, USA has been sucking hard in international games. Call it lack of *whatever reason u want*, for some reason (not a strange one, though) USA has not been able to win a championship since 2000. That last champion team had: Kidd, Payton, Hardaway, McDyess, Mourning, Carter and Garnett.
Then failures followed one after another one with guys like: Duncan, Baron Davis, Miller, Ben Wallace, J. O'Neal, Iverson, Wade-James-Anthony, Stat, Howard, Bosh, Paul.

I cant say why, but certainly this happened when some countries reduced the stretch they had with USA, and it seems United States can't go any further. In 2002 (W.Championship) and 2004 Olympics they were beated by Argentina (damn man, we rock), and in 2006 by Greece! Let me say that again... BY GREECE, A COUNTRY THAT HAS THE MOTTO: "We shoot bricks... in every single sport!". Someway they couldn't make more than 50 points in the final against Spain without Gasol, go figure.

The point that im trying to make is that USA has already reached the zenith (Dream Teams) and now it's experiencing a let-down, because you compare it with previous b-ball legends. Add to it that other countries became smarter at playing it (Germany, Spain and Puerto Rico, for example), and you have a time-bomb waiting for explode... or it just did, in 2002.

This happens in every sport, after Maradona-era for Argentina's soccer has been atrocious, as after '90s World Cup, we werent able to go any further than quarter finals. Just for citing an example.

And dont be surprised if they dont get the 1st spot again this next Olympics.

Remember, these are rules suggestions for the development league, not the big league.

How about continuous play? Subs on the fly.

That would be your two.