It seems every sport is trying to help offense.
What could College basketball do?
shorten the shot clock more
clone that Loyola Marymount guy from way back when
They could start by calling fouls. When a guy impedes, holds or hits another guy, it's a foul. If he's trying to shoot, it's in the act of shooting, not if he takes an extra step or two and then gets off his shot. (I'm a no-continuation purist. That's an NBA rule.)
All these complicated interpretations of how a charge or a block or an illegal screen should be called are all hooey.
Common sense. We knew the difference between a block and a charge on the playground when we were kids. It's no different now.
You need to be in position first, not sliding in. You have to have your defensive position before the guy starts his shot.
If you undercut a guy who has already begun his motion, that's a block, whether you get your feet set or not, because the shooter is entitled to land.
Let's return to common sense officiating, and that will do most of what we need.
my cousin danny has a broken cheekbone that argues otherwiseCommon sense. We knew the difference between a block and a charge on the playground when we were kids. .
my cousin danny has a broken cheekbone that argues otherwise
my cousin danny has a broken cheekbone that argues otherwise
Your cousin took a charge in a pickup game? Was he wearing a Battier jersey?
whether he committed a charge or steve b. made a block was in dispute. steve's left cross settled it the old fashioned way. no need to go to replayYour cousin took a charge in a pickup game? Was he wearing a Battier jersey?
They could start by calling fouls. When a guy impedes, holds or hits another guy, it's a foul. If he's trying to shoot, it's in the act of shooting, not if he takes an extra step or two and then gets off his shot. (I'm a no-continuation purist. That's an NBA rule.)
All these complicated interpretations of how a charge or a block or an illegal screen should be called are all hooey.
Common sense. We knew the difference between a block and a charge on the playground when we were kids. It's no different now.
You need to be in position first, not sliding in. You have to have your defensive position before the guy starts his shot.
If you undercut a guy who has already begun his motion, that's a block, whether you get your feet set or not, because the shooter is entitled to land.
Let's return to common sense officiating, and that will do most of what we need.
Legitimate question:
It used to be the case that contact was a foul. After all, basketball's a non-contact sport.
At some point the criterion changed from contact to advantage/disadvantage.
That's insane. Refs can't get simple stuff right and now they're supposed to be making subjective analyses on the fly?
Simplify things. Contact is a foul. Players will learn real fast. Teams will score points. Refs will be able to focus on more complicated things. Everyone wins.
my cousin danny has a broken cheekbone that argues otherwise
Legitimate question:
It used to be the case that contact was a foul. After all, basketball's a non-contact sport.
At some point the criterion changed from contact to advantage/disadvantage.
That's insane. Refs can't get simple stuff right and now they're supposed to be making subjective analyses on the fly?
Simplify things. Contact is a foul. Players will learn real fast. Teams will score points. Refs will be able to focus on more complicated things. Everyone wins.