Rules of the NBA and WNBA

The NBA and WNBA have both evolved into successful basketball organizations. Both create large crowds and they also have fulfilled interest in their markets. Most rules and regulations in both organizations apply to each other. For instance, foul, penalties, elbowing and fighting all apply to each other. Free throw positions are the same. The ten second rule which means that a player cannot have more than ten seconds of continuous play on the back court. This also applies for the dress code which means that while playing, players must keeps their shirt tails tucked into their shorts, and no t-shirts are allowed . They also cannot wear a commercial logos of any kind and it only can be worn on their shoes. Although both organizations rules are the same, they also differ in many ways. For example, The NBA does not allow zone defenses. No zone defenses means that every player must guard another straight up. The WNBA on the other hand allows many defenses on the court, which actually makes the game more interesting and adds a special effect to it.

These defensive changes ends up changing the offensive complexion of the game. The NBA players do much more isolation because instead of facing the team in zone, the player is facing just one player. The concept of the game is just lost. The WNBA players have more screens, more movements, and generally they play more team basketball. This results in more organized plays and a more strategical games. The WNBA also uses a closer three-point line. This turns the three point shot into a regular jump shot. A hard 3-pointer makes the NBA have more of an interior game and lets only the best 3-point shooters take the shot consistently. The NBA plays longer minutes in a game and it tests the endurance more than the forty minute WNBA games.

However, the forty minute games enable a team to not have to use their bench as much. This can result in better players getting more minutes and seeing a higher quality game. It also takes away the endurance of the game. Because of the differences of women’s and men’s bodies, the NBA has more dunking and more interior games. This is due to the more muscular and athletic bodies. The differences of the men’s and women’s bodies have a major effect on the differences of WNBA and NBA. But both provide basketball fans with year-round excitement.