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[QUOTE="FortyFourCT, post: 1736017, member: 382"]
IDK how a Diamond Stone thread has a side conversation about the block/charge call, but this is as good a place as any for me to chime in with my long held thought that college basketball should do away with the charge call completely.

Think about it for a minute...the call is always botched by officials, so half the time a great defensive play is not only not rewarded, but actually punished with a bad call.  Getting rid of the charge eliminates this double penalty situation, if you will.  Further more, the whole "I'm gonna stand here and call that good defense and take a charge" is a pretty wussy way to play basketball.  Make a play on the ball or make the guy adjust his shot, or foul him hard and send him to the line, or just get out the way, i don't care what you do...just play real defense and not try to stand like a statue to draw a change.

This may lead to offensive players driving to the basket without regard, but if the refs allow a little body contact without a foul call in the semi-circle, instead of having to figure out the mess of charge/block, I think we'll have a better game.
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