(Daniel Eade is a basketball devotee, freelance writer and BPL contributor.)

I don't like the decision by Basketball Australia and the NBL to bring into Australia the new and extended three-point line.

Under the new rules, the three-point line has been pushed out to 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in), previously it was 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in), in accordance with the rule changes made my FIBA and put into action in the NBL for the first time in round one action last weekend.

I know it has only been one week, five games, but a considerable drop in three-point percentage occurred around the NBL as outside bombs consistently misfired and hurt the level of play on display.

In Australia, the NBL does not have the same problem as the NBA where you might find ten players on the court who all stand between 6'6" and 7'2", and are all athletic freaks. Where it is required in the NBA to space the bigger bodies further apart, it is not something that needs to be done in Australia.

Whilst watching one of the games on the weekend did you once ponder to yourself that maybe the key looked congested?

But this is more than just about the NBL, as basketball stadiums around Australia are going to have to pay approximately $30,000 to get their courts refurbished and marked with the new lines. What if a stadium has two, three or four courts? Can you imagine how much that will increase the cost of entry into basketball stadiums around the country?

This comes at a time when local basketball is booming around the country, and we gifting people with reasons to walk away.

In the NBL, or basketball in general, the biggest highlight that gets the loudest cheer is a slam dunk. The second loudest cheer comes after successful three-pointers are made. So why would the NBL alter the lines and turn down the volume on the crowd, the very people they are trying to entertain?

Here are the three-point statistics from round one - Adelaide 15% (4/26), Cairns 31% (7/22), Gold Coast 20% (6/30), Melbourne 29% (5/17), New Zealand 25% (5/20), Perth 36% (7/19), Sydney (27%) (10/37), Townsville 33% (6/18), Wollongong 30% (7/23). Total - 26% (57/212).

Compared to last season - Adelaide 35% (206/590), Cairns 33% (191/586), Gold Coast 39% (252/649), Melbourne 33% (205/618), New Zealand 38% (286/754), Perth 39% (278/706), Sydney N/A, Townsville 37% (252/673), Wollongong 42% (229/545). Total - 37% (1899/5121).

Players have struggled to adapt to the new line, remember they have already been training and playing pre-season games with the new measurement. Some of the worst were, Craig Winder who hit one of five, Phill Jones 1/6, TJ Campbell 1/6, Kevin Braswell 1/6, Adam Gibson 2/12, Rod Grizzard 1/7 (played two games), Rhys Carter 0/5, Michael Cedar 0/6 and Mark Worthington 0/7.

There were a few players who found a rhythm from deep. The best were, Russell Hinder 3/3, Tim Coenraad 3/4, Ayinde Ubaka 4/6, Kevin Lisch 3/5 and Glen Saville 3/5.

In a time when the NBL is desperate to appeal to a legion of new and long lost old fans, I don't believe the wisest thing to do was to take away one of the biggest reasons to cheer, a three-pointer that drops through the bottom of the net.