Like everyone here, I love CBB and I am pleased so far with the way the game is presently being officiated. Definitive step in the right direction.
What I would really like to see is the shot clock moved to "up" to 0:30 seconds. What significance does 0:35 have? Really dumb. And really too slow.
I mean, if WCBB and Canadian College Hoops (I am joking, but they do) can use 0:30, why cannot our collegiate men's teams? To me, this places "just enough" more emphasis on speed and is likely to render 4-5 more possessions per game. And when that happens, the odds of the best team eaning the "W" increases.
While we are at it, I'd make ...
*The backcourt rule 0:08 seconds (currently 0:10). Promote pressing. Fun to watch.
*Move the 3-point line back another foot or so and widen the court by a foot to accomodate. 21-feet, 6-inches sounds about right.
*Cut team time outs from 5 to 3. And one has to be used by halftime. Let's put the onus on the players. Don't cry for the coaches, they'll get the 3 TO plus the 4 TV timeouts per half. Cripes, it is only a 40-minute game. Indiana will improve immediately. Why? Less time for Crean to muck up his own operation.
*Adopt NBA rule where team can automatcally advance the ball to half court once in the game (off of a timeout).
*Move the "Charge Arc" out to NBA length. At present, it does little in the college game.
*I am not partial to the widening of the lane. I think overall post play is already devolving, why make it harder/more difficult.
*Keep personal fouls at 5. Depth should be rewarded. Hated when Big East went to 6 fouls about 20 years ago.
That's it.
Oh, also, time for NCAA football to ditch the clock stops on a first down rule. It served its purpose for the last 50-60 years. But are 51-48 games really what we need. Sure, they are fun, but they are happening just a little too often and it is bastardizing the game's already dwindling historical context.
What I would really like to see is the shot clock moved to "up" to 0:30 seconds. What significance does 0:35 have? Really dumb. And really too slow.
I mean, if WCBB and Canadian College Hoops (I am joking, but they do) can use 0:30, why cannot our collegiate men's teams? To me, this places "just enough" more emphasis on speed and is likely to render 4-5 more possessions per game. And when that happens, the odds of the best team eaning the "W" increases.
While we are at it, I'd make ...
*The backcourt rule 0:08 seconds (currently 0:10). Promote pressing. Fun to watch.
*Move the 3-point line back another foot or so and widen the court by a foot to accomodate. 21-feet, 6-inches sounds about right.
*Cut team time outs from 5 to 3. And one has to be used by halftime. Let's put the onus on the players. Don't cry for the coaches, they'll get the 3 TO plus the 4 TV timeouts per half. Cripes, it is only a 40-minute game. Indiana will improve immediately. Why? Less time for Crean to muck up his own operation.
*Adopt NBA rule where team can automatcally advance the ball to half court once in the game (off of a timeout).
*Move the "Charge Arc" out to NBA length. At present, it does little in the college game.
*I am not partial to the widening of the lane. I think overall post play is already devolving, why make it harder/more difficult.
*Keep personal fouls at 5. Depth should be rewarded. Hated when Big East went to 6 fouls about 20 years ago.
That's it.
Oh, also, time for NCAA football to ditch the clock stops on a first down rule. It served its purpose for the last 50-60 years. But are 51-48 games really what we need. Sure, they are fun, but they are happening just a little too often and it is bastardizing the game's already dwindling historical context.
