2019 NBA G-League Rule Change
Topic
- Can Daktronics equipment handle the new Free Throw rule change for the 2019 G-League season?
Environment
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Product Family: Sport Software and Controllers
- Product: DSTI - Daktronics Scoring and Timing Interface
- Components: G-League Interface
- Control System: Professional Basketball
Answer/Steps
Daktronics has been made aware of a rule change that will go into effect at the start of the season, this Friday November 8th. With this change, A player will no longer have multiple free throw attempts, instead they will have one attempt and that will be worth one, two, or three points.
"Under the new experimental NBA G League rule, one free throw worth one, two or three points will be awarded in the event of any foul that would typically result in one, two or three free throws being shot under standard NBA rules. The experimental free throw rule will not apply during the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or the entirety of any overtime period."
The Daktronics software application utilized for stats, DSTI, calculates a player's total points and other stats based on a standard set of NBA rules. With this rule change, a Player's points stats and some other calculated stats will output incorrectly once free throws worth more than 1 point are made. Scoreboard data will display incorrectly as a result.
Answer/Steps
The latest version of DSTI will accommodate this rule change. To update your DSTI, follow the directions listed in this knowledge base article: How do I
update my DSTI?
Additional Support:
KB ID: DD4555718
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