Again, HB shows his lack of knowledge of the game. The comment, “Rod, stay by the rim” runs contrary to the rules, where a player can only remain ‘in the paint’ for 3 seconds before having to leave it. The three-second rule was introduced in 1936 and was expressed as such: No offensive player, with or without the ball, could remain in the key, for three seconds or more. The three-second rule came about in part following a game at Madison Square Garden between the University of Kentucky (UK) and New York University (NYU) in 1935, won by NYU by a score of 23–22. The teams would keep their tallest players stationed at the basket to block shots and steal rebounds. Conversely, the scores of basketball games during those years were generally half of what they are today. Basketball game scores rarely went above 40 points.
Again, HB shows his lack of knowledge of the game. The comment, “Rod, stay by the rim” runs contrary to the rules, where a player can only remain ‘in the paint’ for 3 seconds before having to leave it. The three-second rule was introduced in 1936 and was expressed as such: No offensive player, with or without the ball, could remain in the key, for three seconds or more. The three-second rule came about in part following a game at Madison Square Garden between the University of Kentucky (UK) and New York University (NYU) in 1935, won by NYU by a score of 23–22. The teams would keep their tallest players stationed at the basket to block shots and steal rebounds. Conversely, the scores of basketball games during those years were generally half of what they are today. Basketball game scores rarely went above 40 points.