All Things, How Do We Fix College Basketball?

[GoodasGold]

Shorten the half-court time to 5 seconds to encourage more full-court presses and add urgency to each inbound.

Raise the basket to 11 ft 6 in - put the majesty of the dunk back in the game.

Go to 3 equal halves with 10 minute half times. Institute a running clock with no commercial interruptions during play - no more icing the FT shooter with a commercial break.
1 timeout per team per half. Let's keep things moving!

Feed the cheerleaders less.

Make out-of-bounds more consequential: add a 2-stroke penalty.

Do not allow scheduling of 6 pm games.

 

[Dr.Don]

1. Get rid of all referees.
2. Get rid of ESPN talking heads.
3. Get rid of Coaches during the game.
4. Charge more for tickets to games.
5. Do away with all time outs.
6. Get rid of Bo Ryan.
7. Get rid of scholarships.
8. Hire Dr.Don to be head referee of no referees.
9. Put cage around the floor and let the players go at it.
10.Institute the no blood, no foul provision.

 

[station19]

1. Get rid of all referees.
2. Get rid of ESPN talking heads.
3. Get rid of Coaches during the game.
4. Charge more for tickets to games.
5. Do away with all time outs.
6. Get rid of Bo Ryan.
7. Get rid of scholarships.
8. Hire Dr.Don to be head referee of no referees.
9. Put cage around the floor and let the players go at it.
10.Institute the no blood, no foul provision.

You could probably handle that.

 

[oak_street1981]

1. Shot clock to 30.
2. Timeout reform, especially not allowing coaches to call a live ball TO. Basketball is a players game. College BB coaches already have big enough of egos. The current TO structure allows them to dictate the game too much.
3. Abolish charges. Well not all offensive fouls. But if an offensive player is making a basketball move, how about the defender try and stop him rather than just stand their and hope for the best. Half the time, the defender is either falling backwards before being touched, or is barely touched. Now offensive players shouldn't be able to just run anyone over. But how about defensive players actually playing defense.

I really think all this flopping and players trying to draw all these bogus charge calls is the worst thing about CBB right now.

It seemed like the charging circle might help, but the officials ruined that by allowing all sorts of sliding under players and last second movement by the defenders, and as long as they somehow got near the circle line, the officials automatically called the charge. In some ways the charging circle resulted in seemingly more charge calls.

The only thing that worked was last year when the interpretation changed and officials had to call a block regardless of what happened if the offensive player had already started an upward motion, or started to gather the ball. I do not recall the specifics of the rule, but the officials stuck with it and small players stopped flinging themselves in the path of a driving player and then flopping.

The coaches committee lost their nerve though, as Jay Bilas lamented, and reversed that move for this year and the charging calls were as awful as ever. I am not sure who was clamoring for less athleticism and exciting Flying Illini, FAB 5 or Jordan like play, and more role players jumping in the path of the stars of the game and flopping. The NBA would never allow this type of trend.

Maybe I am just getting old, but I do not recall all these silly charging calls back in the Jim Dutcher or even Clem eras of college basketball. I do not recall too many 160 lb guards jumping in the path of Michael Jordan, then falling down and getting calls. I think this all started to really go downhill about ten years ago. Some of the charge calls this year were just awful and the DVR, slowed down HD replay shoed it. Some of the calls on MSU's Dawson were beyond terrible. I guy is moving at full speed into a lane where no one is, then suddenly some guy with no chance of defending the ball just jumps in front of him. When did that become a legitimate defensive play.

problems:

1. charging/ flopping of the players
2. charging bias/ mentality of the officials
3. too many timeouts at for the wrong reasons. Coach calls time out to impart his great wisdom, then...., player dribbles for 20 seconds and throws up a 28 footer at the buzzer really?
4. influence of ESPN/ Gameday Crap
5. lack of consistent officiating - moving screens called all year on bigs, until Monday night when #40 Plumlee for Duke did it more than once right in front of the official creating open jump shots for duke

 

[GopherJake]

No time outs allowed on inbounds plays. You eliminate the God-awful consecutive timeouts this way.

 

[Section201]

No time outs allowed on inbounds plays. You eliminate the God-awful consecutive timeouts this way.

AND no timeouts in the last two minutes of any half.

 

[The Brain Trust]

4 point shot line from 30 feet. No shot clock until last ten minutes of game.

 

[mom8pop]

Sorry to reiterate, but the constant stoppages in play are brutal. I’ve probably been watching too much hockey; but I will miss the end of a basketball games because I’m flipping channels due to so much dead time. Have to get time-outs down to 3 in the second half. I’d prefer 3 total, but don’t mind the use-it or lose-it for a fourth.

Ideally, reduce TV time-outs to three at minutes 15, 10 and 5 – but unlikely.

I don’t mind the free throws (1 and 1 vs. 2) as I do like the strategy element, but need to quickly get to line without all the team meetings.
Otherwise, I like a lot of ideas on here. No coach-called live time-outs, not back-to-back on inbounds, etc.

 

[Ron Johnson Super Fan]

I would like to see the NBA let players enter right after high school again. Cut the amount of one and dones dramatically. It won't happen, though, because the NBA would rather have these guys develop another year in the NCAA without them having to pay for it.

 

[scher215]

I would like to see the NBA let players enter right after high school again. Cut the amount of one and dones dramatically. It won't happen, though, because the NBA would rather have these guys develop another year in the NCAA without them having to pay for it.

I agree, but more for the kids than NCAA.

I'm curious why people feel removing the one and done players will make CBB better? To me, removing the most talented players in the league hurts things and lowers the quality. Or do people just not like that the blue bloods tend to get them?

 

[tinyarch]

I agree, but more for the kids than NCAA.

I'm curious why people feel removing the one and done players will make CBB better? To me, removing the most talented players in the league hurts things and lowers the quality. Or do people just not like that the blue bloods tend to get them?

I think you forget that college is for an education first and sports second. If the kid only wants to play basketball then let him go immediately into the NBA. Major League Baseball has minor league teams. NBA needs the same thing.

 

[scher215]

I think you forget that college is for an education first and sports second. If the kid only wants to play basketball then let him go immediately into the NBA. Major League Baseball has minor league teams. NBA needs the same thing.

That's my point. He should be allowed to go pro.

However, we are talking about the quality of play on the court. You feel that getting rid of one and done, and eliminating the most talented players, would improve the quality of play? Or would watching kids play who are "in college for an education" just make you feel more warm and fuzzy?

 

[tinyarch]

That's my point. He should be allowed to go pro.

However, we are talking about the quality of play on the court. You feel that getting rid of one and done, and eliminating the most talented players, would improve the quality of play? Or would watching kids play who are "in college for an education" just make you feel more warm and fuzzy?

The one and dones play much like the NBA. Very individualistic basketball where you bulldoze to the rim and then dish to the corners. It's boring basketball. I much prefer ball movement and hitting the open player with a great pass. The NCAA championship was boring to watch Duke spread the floor and turn it into a 1-on-1 game. Yawn.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

As everyone has mentioned cut down on the timeouts. Three per team per game is good enough. Two twenties and a full.

Substitutions after someone fouls out must be within 15 seconds. This eliminates a pseudo timeout.

No reviews. At all. Honestly, I really don't care if teams get screwed over. It just slows the game down even more and coaches call for reviews no matter how ridiculous it is- probably to get more "timeouts".

Contact to the head should not automatically be a flagrant. Luckily due to the above rule referees can no longer go to the monitor to see if someone got brushed.

Timeouts must be called by players on the court.

Clock does not stop inside of one minute. You want the clock to stop you'd better have saved one of your three timeouts.

Timeouts called to avoid a ten second violation does not reset the ten seconds. If you wasted eight seconds before calling a timeout, you have two seconds to advance the ball past half court.

Get rid of the charge circle. Officials screw it up more often than not anyway. However, if you are going to call a charge no matter when you released the shot it should not be a good basket due to the charging infraction.

No graduate transfers that are immediately eligible. This is basically a rent a player program.

Get rid of Jim Nantz.

Rules I'm glad are in CBB:
Timeouts don't automatically advance possession to half court. You would never see "The Shot" or Valpo or the great Cincy play by Melvin Levett to beat Duke in the NBA.

5 fouls- quit reaching and hacking.

7 team fouls for 1 and 1, 10 for double bonus. I don't have a problem with these figures. They seem to be working well.

 

[sunnyday2]

Again, what problems are we trying to solve?

Games are too long. Yes.

Parade to FT line? Maybe.

Too much contact which means a "you can't call them all" mentality, meaning that it degenerates into professional wrestling at times. Yes.

So reduce the # of timeouts, absolutely.

Rather than just the double bonus, I'd start giving 3 shots at some point. That would reduce the fouling.

And just tell the refs, "yes, you can call them all." A foul is a foul, call them all. Teams would figure out pretty quick that you're not gonna get a free pass on every 3rd whack.

 

[station19]

Again, what problems are we trying to solve?

Games are too long. Yes.

Parade to FT line? Maybe.

Too much contact which means a "you can't call them all" mentality, meaning that it degenerates into professional wrestling at times. Yes.

So reduce the # of timeouts, absolutely.

Rather than just the double bonus, I'd start giving 3 shots at some point. That would reduce the fouling.

And just tell the refs, "yes, you can call them all." A foul is a foul, call them all. Teams would figure out pretty quick that you're not gonna get a free pass on every 3rd whack.

Not sure about the 'pretty quick'. Eventually maybe.

 

[Herd]

Shot Clock: 30 sec . . . I liked what I saw during NIT. Should increase scoring
Charge Circle: We need it, Keep it, but move it out to 4'. If you watched it in the NIT, they really cut down on charge calls in favor or no calls or blocks.
Timeouts: Reform, lots of good ideas noted.
Fouls: Keep it at 5 fouls. 6 fouls just means more fouling, not in favor of that.
3 point Line: Back 1 foot
Bogus T/O on Scrums: Call a tie up for goodness sakes, quit giving bogus TO's to senior coaches.
Flopping: Oh, like calling technicals is going to help? No way. If the guy flops, it's not a foul. Let the guy dunk it in his face. The first time MN get a T for flop, you'll understand my point. That rule does not make it easier on officials. If a guy keeps flopping, keep not calling it. He'll get a reputation and not get calls.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Too many stoppages in play. Take away the TV timeouts or the regular timeouts. Do something.

Shot clock should be 30 seconds or less.

Stop trying to fix one and dones. There isn't anything wrong with it.

Allow continuation.

Extend the charge circle (or whatever it is called).

 

[station19]

Too many stoppages in play. Take away the TV timeouts or the regular timeouts. Do something.

Shot clock should be 30 seconds or less.

Stop trying to fix one and dones. There isn't anything wrong with it.

Allow continuation.

Extend the charge circle (or whatever it is called).

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Too many stoppages in play. Take away the TV timeouts or the regular timeouts. Do something. As I said earlier, go to the NBA system of assigning the TV time-outs to teams if a time-out hasn't been taken, and limit each teams' time-outs in the last 2 minutes.

Shot clock should be 30 seconds or less. and resets to 20 seconds on fouls and kicked balls if the shot clock is under 20 seconds

Stop trying to fix one and dones. There isn't anything wrong with it.

Allow continuation.

Extend the charge circle (or whatever it is called).

I agree!!!!

 

[SelectionSunday]

Though I'd prefer guys actually be interested in college, the 1-and-done has never been a big issue for me. It's cool to have the opportunity to see talents in person like D'Angelo Russell, Greg Oden, Zach Randolph, and yes even Kris Humphries play a year in college as opposed to not at all. At least we get to see them pass through Williams Arena.

 

[GophersInIowa]

If a guy fouls out, get rid of the rule that allows the coach forever to pick his sub. Never understood that rule. It's essentially another TO.

Teams get four timeouts, two in the first half and two in the second half. If you don't use it in the first half, then you lose it. Hopefully this will reduce the instances where a coach or a player calls a TO to avoid a turnover.

Change shot clock to 30 seconds.

Have someone dedicated to reviewing plays similar to football. Simple and easy reviews take way too long.

 

[station19]

If a guy fouls out, get rid of the rule that allows the coach forever to pick his sub. Never understood that rule. It's essentially another TO.

Teams get four timeouts, two in the first half and two in the second half. If you don't use it in the first half, then you lose it. Hopefully this will reduce the instances where a coach or a player calls a TO to avoid a turnover.

Change shot clock to 30 seconds.

Have someone dedicated to reviewing plays similar to football. Simple and easy reviews take way too long.

BYOB*


* Big yes on bold.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Though I'd prefer guys actually be interested in college, the 1-and-done has never been a big issue for me. It's cool to have the opportunity to see talents in person like D'Angelo Russell, Greg Oden, Zach Randolph, and yes even Kris Humphries play a year in college as opposed to not at all. At least we get to see them pass through Williams Arena.

I think eliminating the one and dones would actually make basketball less competitive. As it currently sits, the blue bloods have a choice: either take the most talented players or take slightly less talented players who might be four year guys (or some combination of the two). Either way, there is some parity as a team taking four year guys risks losing to more talented one and done teams, and a team who takes one and done guys risks losing to a veteran senior team. If we somehow made it so that everyone who entered college was guaranteed to stay for four years, then all of a sudden the elite programs have deep rosters full of the most talented players and they have some class balance.

 

[station19]

I think eliminating the one and dones would actually make basketball less competitive. As it currently sits, the blue bloods have a choice: either take the most talented players or take slightly less talented players who might be four year guys (or some combination of the two). Either way, there is some parity as a team taking four year guys risks losing to more talented one and done teams, and a team who takes one and done guys risks losing to a veteran senior team. If we somehow made it so that everyone who entered college was guaranteed to stay for four years, then all of a sudden the elite programs have deep rosters full of the most talented players and they have some class balance.

If all players stayed four years, how many 4 and 5 star players would sign with Ky and Duke this year? Good chance of not much playing time for three years.

Plus a good portion of one and done's are not actually college students.

Plus the fast player turnover makes for more one on one play and less teamwork.

 

[TruthSeeker]

It sounds like we're getting a 30 second shot clock, timeout reform, the charge circle going out to 4 feet, and possible reforms dealing with physical play as coaches are complaining more about how physical the game has become more than anything else. There may also be more replay reform.

It's about damn time that all this is going to happen.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

It sounds like we're getting a 30 second shot clock, timeout reform, the charge circle going out to 4 feet, and possible reforms dealing with physical play as coaches are complaining more about how physical the game has become more than anything else. There may also be more replay reform.

It's about damn time that all this is going to happen.

Holy cow. This is pretty much everything I could have asked for.

 

[Winasota Gopher]

This really benefits our squad in a rough n tumble big 10.

 

[MadtownGopher]

Can't wait for Bo Ryan to complain.

 

[BleedGopher]

ESPN: Rules committee boss: Men's college hoops headed for 30-second shot clock

Men's basketball is likely heading toward reducing its shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds, NCAA rules committee chairman Rick Byrd told ESPN.com on Monday.

Byrd, the coach at Belmont, said a year ago that there was a 5 percent chance of the change happening, but he changed his tone Monday.

"Now there's a real decent chance," Byrd said. "It's pretty evident a lot more coaches are leaning that way. The opinion of coaches on the shot clock has moved significantly to reducing it from 35 to 30. And all indicators are pointing toward that."

The rules committee will meet May 12-15 in Indianapolis and review all the data and surveys on the matter from this past season. The NIT, CBI and CIT postseason tournaments all experimented with the 30-second shot clock this past March. The rules committee can change rules every odd year.

"I think it's fair to say the buzz about the game is that scoring in the 50s can be ugly," Byrd said. "There's a lot of talk about it -- more coverage than ever before. All of that has created acceptance from the coaches' side."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...clock-according-ncaa-rules-committee-chairman

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