Why is the Jazz bench always on the opposite end of the court at end of games at home?

[//r00t 4 Jazz]

away team picks where they sit. correct me if i m wrong

Yeah, but only at home. The visiting coach gets to choose. On the road watch the Jazz, and they'll be on offense in front of the Jazz bench.

I remember Phil Jackson getting pissy about it because the Jazz were about the only game the Lakers had to switch benches.

Looks like this was already answered and yes this is correct. I also first learned of this rule as Nate said, Jackson throwing one of his (many) media temper tantrums at Sloan during a playoff series with the Lakers.

 

[gandalfe]

From the NBA rulebook (although is is from the 2013/14 season, I doubt it has changed):

RULE NO. 4—DEFINITIONS
Section I—Basket/Backboard
a. A team’s basket consists of the basket ring and net through which its players try to
shoot the ball. The visiting team has the choice of baskets for the first half. The basket
selected by the visiting team when it first enters onto the court shall be its basket for the first
half

 

[The Midnight]

From the NBA rulebook (although is is from the 2013/14 season, I doubt it has changed):

Thank you gandalfe, good find.

 

[Jeffrey32]

Jerry Sloan was an oddity that we got used to. Most NBA coaches like to have the defense in front of them in the second half. Sloan liked to have the offense. Coach Q is doing what most coaches historically do.

 

[Lost_Jazz_Fan]

So far 48 people have viewed this thread..... anyone have an answer for this yet?


Would be great if you do and could share it here!!!

I'm your huckleberry... The opposing team, i.e., the visiting team, gets to choose where they want the offense/defense compared to their bench.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Really frustrating to me several times tonight where Quin had to shout from the opposite ends of the court to:

1) Call the timeout when Hayward lost the ball;

2) Direct plays when Ingles was inbouding the ball (5 second call);

3) Direct numerous plays from the FAR side.


Why couldn't we choose it so that our bench (i.e., where Quin stands) is on the same side as the basket we're attacking at the end of games at home???


I notice this happens everytime we play at home and it's really frustrating to me, a real disadvantage IMO to be so far away from the action.

If our coach has to yell all the way down the court to give offensive instructions so does our opponent's coach. Amazing how that works out.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Yeah, but only at home. The visiting coach gets to choose. On the road watch the Jazz, and they'll be on offense in front of the Jazz bench.

I remember Phil Jackson getting pissy about it because the Jazz were about the only game the Lakers had to switch benches.

So your essentially saying that Jackson got pissed because Sloan's choice in LA caused the court orientation to be the same in the Laker's home games against the Jazz as it was in the games on the road where Jackson was the one who got to make the choice. Did he also get angry at himself when he chose to be at that end of the court on the road?

 

[Nate505]

So your essentially saying that Jackson got pissed because Sloan's choice in LA caused the court orientation to be the same in the Laker's home games against the Jazz as it was in the games on the road where Jackson was the one who got to make the choice. Did he also get angry at himself when he chose to be at that end of the court on the road?

Well when anyone questioned the Zen Master all you heard about was 10 rings (or whatever number it was at the time) and that was that.