College Hoops -- The Slowdown Continues

[Boom_70]

Possesions once again down. Control freak coaches have just sucked the life out of college
basketball.

http://regressing.deadspin.com/this...west-college-basketball-se-1665098691/+kylenw

Ironic as possessions in college football increase with no huddle up tempo offenses. No wonder
why the game is thriving.

 

[Starman]

Reducing the shot clock will have minimal effect. Teams will just milk the clock for 29, or 23, seconds, as the case may be, as they do in the NBA.

Something needs to be done to provide a strategic advantage for getting off a shot quicker.

I would put in a rule that any shot taken in the first 8 seconds of a possession counts for 3 points, regardless where it is taken on the court. All of a sudden the stop-and-pop 14-foot jumper becomes a great shot. Of course some of those stop-and-pop 14-footers will be missed too, and guess what: Then you have a break going the other way.

 

[poindexter]

Reducing the shot clock will have minimal effect. Teams will just milk the clock for 29, or 23, seconds, as the case may be, as they do in the NBA.

Something needs to be done to provide a strategic advantage for getting off a shot quicker.

I would put in a rule that any shot taken in the first 8 seconds of a possession counts for 3 points, regardless where it is taken on the court. All of a sudden the stop-and-pop 14-foot jumper becomes a great shot. Of course some of those stop-and-pop 14-footers will be missed too, and guess what: Then you have a break going the other way.

Then the flow is stopped multiple times a game as they check the shot clock to see if they got it off in eight seconds.

 

[Big Circus]

They should institute the old Rock-n-Jock 50-point basket while they're at it.

 

[Boom_70]

Only 1 Coach on bench instead of 27 and they must be seated.

 

[heyabbott]

Fear the Turtle, I'm happy so far. Enjoying the BigTen, the SuperStar ACC coaches are annoying

 

[ColdCat]

Fear the Turtle, I'm happy so far. Enjoying the BigTen, the SuperStar ACC coaches are annoying

Think annoying coaches are only an ACC thing? Wait until you meet Bo Ryan

 

[Big Circus]

Or Tom Crean, for God's sake.

 

[SnarkShark]

I used to love college basketball. It has been unwatchable for at least a decade.

 

[heyabbott]

Think annoying coaches are only an ACC thing? Wait until you meet Bo Ryan

Krzyzewski, Williams, Boeheim and now Pitino, Jesus couldn't get a call

 

[Starman]

Then the flow is stopped multiple times a game as they check the shot clock to see if they got it off in eight seconds.

That's the job of the trail official, who is already supposed to be keeping the 8-second backcourt count anyway. In the final 2:00 of the game, check the replay if necessary; otherwise the refs' judgment stands.

 

[Big Circus]

I used to love college basketball. It has been unwatchable for at least a decade.

That's where I am with college football. It turned into the Arena League so slowly we didn't even notice.

 

[Starman]

That's where I am with college football. It turned into the Arena League so slowly we didn't even notice.

College basketball is turning into Euro soccer.

 

[Boom_70]

The game was not meant to be played the way control freak coaches are now dictating.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

In the early days of football, before and during Red Grange's day, coaching during the game was a penalty. That could be brought back. Make the sonsabitches stay in the locker room during games.

 

[Riptide]

No timeouts or intentional fouls in the last five minutes of the game. Run the court. Play the game.

 

[Starman]

Calling intentional fouls as, yes, intentional fouls would speed up games, but probably cut way down on comeback victories.

 

[Starman]

In the early days of football, before and during Red Grange's day, coaching during the game was a penalty. That could be brought back. Make the sonsabitches stay in the locker room during games.

Actually, college basketball coaches were prohibited from coaching during game action until 1949. I guess the only times they were supposed to talk to players was at halftime. From what I've read of the situation, the rule was changed because it was being widely flouted anyway.

 

[amraeder]

Amazingly, the kings of the slowdown, the Badgers, put up 81 points yesterday. This is the most fun Badger team to watch in ages.

 

[Boom_70]

College basketball is turning into Euro soccer.

Good analogy ! College football has speed up and the brakes have been slammed on college basketball.

In college football control freak coaches like Saban have been forced to adapt to the faster game.