Got the link to this article from the Allknicks.com Forums...
Sounds pretty sick and stupid as for me.
>>>NBA thinking of banning 3-Pointers until end of game
Oct. 13, 2004 12:00 AM
The National Basketball Association is considering a plan to abolish the 3-point shot until the end of games to increase shooting percentages and make the sport more aesthetically pleasing.
The NBA may ban 3-pointers until there's five minutes left in the game in its development league this season, Stu Jackson, NBA senior vice president of basketball operations, said in a telephone interview. The National Basketball Development League season is scheduled to begin Nov. 19.
"We've talked about it," Jackson said. "We're wrestling with the idea." He said it was too early to tell if the NBA would change the rule.
"I don't want to jump that far ahead," he said. "It's a very radical change, certainly one that would take a great deal of time to get support if there were positive aspects."
Sounds pretty sick and stupid as for me.