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[QUOTE="cancontent, post: 4564323, member: 10709"]
That's part of it but I also think it's the rules used in competition.  FIBA rules are different than what's typically used in high school and AAU ball from what I've observed.  It forces coaches and players to handle situations differently.

A couple examples:

1)  Time outs:  Coaches/players can't call for a time out while the game is in progress.  If a player gets stuck, the team has to figure out how to get out of the jam or deal with a turnover.

2)  Shot Clock & Resets:  Twenty-four seconds and 14 seconds for offensive rebounds force players to make decisions faster.  The ball has to move around more from my experience.

3)  Team sides (new):  FIBA recently changed the ends teams play.  Now, teams play the end directly across from their bench during the first half, and across from their opponents bench in the second half.  In how it was explained to me by friends who are referees, this was done to deal with late game situations coaches were having issues getting a referees attention when the other team scored.  I'm still mixed on this one, but time will tell.
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