"It's tough to really defend anybody," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, when asked about the new methods of officiating after losing to the Sonics by a final score of 129-119 on Wednesday night.
     
"If you can't put your hands or your forearms on anybody, then guys can pretty much go where they want to go, and then get to the free-throw line," Sloan added. "That does increase scoring ? when you are standing at the free-throw line making baskets when the clock's not running."