College Bball is in a steep decline

[Toga]

The NBA sucks along with a lot of the so called "stars" and haven't watched in about 5 years and do not miss it.

Have never really watched the NBA at least the regular season. Lately I've watched the Knicks because I like watching Jalen Brunson.

 

[FrancoPizza]

I feel like we would all be pretty much OK with the state of college basketball if we were actually good.

You’d feel “OK” in the moment but still yearning for a real emotional connection… wondering whether you’ll ever truly find it again. Kind of like a night at paradise found when it’s on someone else’s dime.

 

[OttosShoes]

I think a good solution would actually be to make the rim smaller and/or oval. A little bit like those scams at the fair but not that bad.

A lot of what was so interesting about basketball was the fight to get inside and up. Fast breaks and drives and alley oops and blocked shots.

These days, training and whatnot has gotten so good there's no shortage of folks that can shoot. And analytics saying even if you have a good drive, now the defense is collapsed and you should kick it back out and take a shot. So a lot of games don't end up athletic fights as much as they do a prolonged series of coin tosses.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I think a good solution would actually be to make the rim smaller and/or oval. A little bit like those scams at the fair but not that bad.

A lot of what was so interesting about basketball was the fight to get inside and up. Fast breaks and drives and alley oops and blocked shots.

These days, training and whatnot has gotten so good there's no shortage of folks that can shoot. And analytics saying even if you have a good drive, now the defense is collapsed and you should kick it back out and take a shot. So a lot of games don't end up athletic fights as much as they do a prolonged series of coin tosses.

Our best 3 point shooter went 5 games without hitting one this year.

I think all jump shots should just go back to being worth two. Eliminate the 3. I'd maybe put a line closer to half court that is worth 4.

 

[Red Holzman]

I have very limited experience with youth basketball and it just might be my son's experience

But there is way too little practice and way too many games and idiotic point guard play is not punished because teams don't have enough players get the ball up the floor. So everyone is just at the mercy of kids dribbling into four people over and over.

Once guys get to the NBA, the game is so smart and efficient but it's so dumb at lower levels

+1 not just your son's experience-
Can't effectively teach a young team dribbling/ball handling/etc with 1HR/wk team practices often skipped due to school breaks or gym not available, and game nights squeezed so tight that time outs aren't allowed and breaks only long enough for a quick drink.
Then they age up to next league where double teams/press allowed and they can't even get the ball over mid-court.
Know from experience.

As a kid, spent countless hours practicing and playing pickup in the driveway. Somehow, with no coaching, that is where I learned most of my ball-handling skills. Kids need a ball regularly in their hands outside of the organized stuff IMO.

 

[chuck]

I haven't done any formal research but based on watching a significant amount of games it obvious to me that college basketball is not doing well. I'm not sure if it's related to the revolving rosters, a lack of good coaching, declining interest from younger fans, or the fact that product on the floor is really poor.
Regardless, the sport is in a serious downturn.

When u got kids playing at 5 different schools in 5 years and 100% starting 5 turnover every year because of NIL nonsense then of course the product is gonna be trash.