New Rules Come Tournament Time

[Cuse315Pat]

I've seen these exact quotes from the NCAA book on multiple sites this year, and I still don't understand what the point of the new rules are since they aren't called. According to the new rules, Ennis really only took about 4 shot attempts, and wasn't awarded his other 18 or so free throws

Seriously though, will they even bother with them come tournament time?

"The following types of personal fouls should be called consistently:

• When a defensive player keeps a hand or forearm on an opponent;
• When a defensive player puts two hands on an opponent;
• When a defensive player continually jabs by extending his arm(s) and placing a hand or forearm on the opponent;
• When a player uses an arm bar to impede the progress of an opponent."

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I've seen these exact quotes from the NCAA book on multiple sites this year, and I still don't understand what the point of the new rules are since they aren't called. According to the new rules, Ennis really only took about 4 shot attempts, and wasn't awarded his other 18 or so free throws

Seriously though, will they even bother with them come tournament time?

"The following types of personal fouls should be called consistently:

• When a defensive player keeps a hand or forearm on an opponent;
• When a defensive player puts two hands on an opponent;
• When a defensive player continually jabs by extending his arm(s) and placing a hand or forearm on the opponent;
• When a player uses an arm bar to impede the progress of an opponent."

when an offensive player clears out a defender with a forearm.

 

[jncuse]

I like how the new rules have to point out for incompetent refs that an "arm bar" needs to be called consistently.