NCAA Rule Changes (official thread)

[LitlBuck]

Over the course of one game 2 of every 3 minutes are spent watching nothing. 125 minutes to play 40 minutes of basketball makes it hard to watch, sometimes.

May be when a coach asks for a review his team should be charged with a timeout and when the referees do it on their own they should be docked some of their pay for that particular game I agree with most of what you have stated in this thread something has to be done about the time it takes to play the game especially the last five minutes. It is just stupid.

 

[Jake]

The NIT put in a 30 second shot clock to try and speed up the game, increase scoring, and lessen "overcoaching" according to the talking heads. Let's see, we have a minimum 8 TV time outs, each coach gets 5 time outs, and if the game is close we have a foul-o-rama the final 2 minutes or so of the game clock. Even without an official review for out of bounds or time clock situations, we're looking at easily 40 stoppages or more in a 40 minute game. But yeah, it's that damn 35 second shot clock that is slowing things down.

The first game with a 30 second clock ended 60-54.

 

[Jake]

Hearing talking heads go on about "there's not enough scoring" in college basketball - even making ridiculous soccer references - makes my shit itch. When did we become a society of children with the attention spans of a fruit fly? Then they make comparisons to the NBA - I can't fucking watch the NBA. Oooh, looky looky! The ball goes through the net every 20 seconds.

These are the same people who think a "great" college football game ends 61-58 - last team with the ball wins. If that's what people want then Arena Football should be a lot more popular. I'm sorry defensive strategy and game management is so "boring" to some people. Watching teams trade scores with little to no resistance bores me.

 

[jwinslow]

Hearing talking heads go on about "there's not enough scoring" in college basketball - even making ridiculous soccer references - makes my [Mark May] itch. When did we become a society of children with the attention spans of a fruit fly? Then they make comparisons to the NBA - I can't fucking watch the NBA. Oooh, looky looky! The ball goes through the net every 20 seconds.

These are the same people who think a "great" college football game ends 61-58 - last team with the ball wins. If that's what people want then Arena Football should be a lot more popular. I'm sorry defensive strategy and game management is so "boring" to some people. Watching teams trade scores with little to no resistance bores me.

They are a demographic that profits by extremes not consistency. Reckless comments and strategy are admirable approaches if the ratings are up . It's the reason they hated Tressel's brand of football.

Kentucky is great because they can manhandle and dominate you in a 60—57 game. D can be coached and deployed every night.

 

[DZ83CK]

I like the shorter shot clock. But I agree there are way too many TOs. 1 per half per team is plenty. It isn't like FB where they are crucial for stopping the clock at the end of the game, the players should be able to execute the last minute without a timeout just like they do the first 39.

 

[Jake]

May be when a coach asks for a review his team should be charged with a timeout and when the referees do it on their own they should be docked some of their pay for that particular game I agree with most of what you have stated in this thread something has to be done about the time it takes to play the game especially the last five minutes. It is just stupid.

There should be an alternate official whose job it is to review replays - not the guys on the floor who may have just screwed up the call in the first place. That would make the review process happen faster and allow the refs on the floor to keep the players away from the bench area (aka, free time out).

 

[LitlBuck]

There should be an alternate official whose job it is to review replays - not the guys on the floor who may have just screwed up the call in the first place. That would make the review process happen faster and allow the refs on the floor to keep the players away from the bench area (aka, free time out).

Some of these guys need Seeing Eye dogs.

 

[Jake]

If I had the power...

Shot clock would be 30 seconds. Mostly just so people would shut up about it. That's not why games take 2.5 hours to play.

The block/charge arc would be 5 feet (not 3). If you don't defend the guy to that point I'm not bailing you out under the basket.

Players would get 6 fouls, not 5. No one tunes in to see the star player sit 16 minutes of the first half because he picked up an adrenaline foul the first minute.

Those are rules I think could happen. Now to rules that probably won't happen, but should:

Coaches get 1 time out per half, use it or lose it. There are enough stoppages already to coach your team. Let them play.

No more 1-and-1 BS. It's obviously not enough to discourage intentionally fouling guys (and they're never ruled intentional). Don't give me "make the damn free throws" either. No one shoots 100% from the line, and even if they did the 3 point shot on the other end still makes it worth fouling.

Seven team fouls: 2 shots. 10+ team fouls: 2 shots AND possession. The games just got 17 minutes shorter.

 

[buxfan4life]

If I had the power...

Shot clock would be 30 seconds. Mostly just so people would shut up about it. That's not why games take 2.5 hours to play.

The block/charge arc would be 5 feet (not 3). If you don't defend the guy to that point I'm not bailing you out under the basket.

Players would get 6 fouls, not 5. No one tunes in to see the star player sit 16 minutes of the first half because he picked up an adrenaline foul the first minute.

Those are rules I think could happen. Now to rules that probably won't happen, but should:

Coaches get 1 time out per half, use it or lose it. There are enough stoppages already to coach your team. Let them play.

No more 1-and-1 BS. It's obviously not enough to discourage intentionally fouling guys (and they're never ruled intentional). Don't give me "make the damn free throws" either. No one shoots 100% from the line, and even if they did the 3 point shot on the other end still makes it worth fouling.

Seven team fouls: 2 shots. 10+ team fouls: 2 shots AND possession. The game broadcast just opened up 17 more minutes for commercials.

FIFY at the end

 

[DZ83CK]

1 time out, per team, per half. That is what the sport needs more than anything. It is already bad enough when you have four TV timeouts each half, and that gives the coaches plenty of time to make in-game adjustments (as if they can't already do it on the sideline).

 

[LitlBuck]

1 time out, per team, per half. That is what the sport needs more than anything. It is already bad enough when you have four TV timeouts each half, and that gives the coaches plenty of time to make in-game adjustments (as if they can't already do it on the sideline).

I think we all know that they never will go to 1 timeout per team, per half because of television. They could reduce the time that is currently allowed for a substitute of a player who fouls out and reduce the one 2 minute timeout that each team gets to 30 seconds. The referees do not help matters either by letting guys gaggle around their coach when it is time to play.
While we are at Rules Changes, jump balls are a joke and they should just flip a coin or maybe have a half-court shooting contest.

 

[Bulls-Eye]

My one, main, biggest pet peeve of all... They have to blow up the idea of the charge, and completely overhaul what constitutes a charge. It needs to be blatantly obvious that an offensive player has gained a unique advantage in order to call a charge. This BS of taking charges on guys passing the ball is ridiculous. That call on Gasser in the UK game, where one of the Harrison twins was falling backward before Gasser even touched him, is the epitome of a rule ruining the spirit of the game.

 

[LitlBuck]

My one, main, biggest pet peeve of all... They have to blow up the idea of the charge, and completely overhaul what constitutes a charge. It needs to be blatantly obvious that an offensive player has gained a unique advantage in order to call a charge. This BS of taking charges on guys passing the ball is ridiculous. That call on Gasser in the UK game, where one of the Harrison twins was falling backward before Gasser even touched him, is the epitome of a rule ruining the spirit of the game.

While I mostly agree with what you say, I also think that they have to give the defensive player some latitude when an offensive player initiates the contact. Too many times this year I have seen a defensive player get called for a foul when the offense of player has initiated the contact.

 

[Bulls-Eye]

While I mostly agree with what you say, I also think that they have to give the defensive player some latitude when an offensive player initiates the contact. Too many times this year I have seen a defensive player get called for a foul when the offense of player has initiated the contact.

Completely agree. I am not referring to that piece of the equation. I am referring to taking the "flop" out of the game. Secondary defenders "sliding" in to take charges. Little guys getting caught in a mismatch on the block and falling over at the slightest bit of contact by the post player (and then getting rewarded/bailed out by an official because of their "positioning"). If you are in good guarding position and show an attempt to play defense, and the offensive player initiates contact - then it is a no call or a charge. Fine. In fact, offensive players who flail exorbitantly at the slightest bit of contact should get called for a turnover of some sort.

By the same token, defenders who are attempting to get a charge call should NOT get the call. That is not the intent of the call.

The game should be played and officiated based on the spirit of the game. Play the game, don't play for calls. It frustrates the heck out of me when players are baiting officials into calls. And this is coming from a huge Ohio State/D'Angelo Russell fan - the way Russell flails his head back and tries to get the official to call a foul when he feels a hand on him or any contact whatsoever should not happen. Let's get back to playing the game the way it was meant to be played, rather than what it has turned into today.

 

[LitlBuck]

I do not know whether I like the reduction of the shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds or not. The only thing it is going to do is increase scoring and probably make some games more lopsided than they would have been anyway. I am sure that @Jake likes the reduction of the one timeout in the second half and officials are supposed to try and increase the speed of play.

The NCAA Rules Committee voted to recommend a move to a 30-second shot clock on Friday.

Currently, the sport uses a 35-second clock. The change is expected to increase scoring.

The committee also recommended changes to rules related to calling timeout, in an effort to reduce stoppages.

Teams will only get four timeouts instead of five, and only three can be carried into the second half. Officials will also make an effort to resume play faster after a timeout or a player fouling out.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ege-basketball-moving-to-30-second-shot-clock