Big changes coming to college basketball

[JonathanW]

Since the $$$$$$$ drives everything in sports, i think if you add conference tourney and ncaa tourney the max should be 49 games (MAX) meaning you play regular season, conf tourney has between 3 and 5 games for a team and ncaa is max 6 games.

Reg season should be max 38 games (including early season tourneys). If you play in Maui and have 3 games that leaves you with 35 total games. If you are in any of those early tourneys you cannot over book schedule and have to plan it as you play all the games. It would add just a few more games a year (no exhibition) just start season.

No games against the smaller conferences except early season tourneys. So all 38 games against power 5 (BIG 10, SEC, ACC, BiG 12 and BIG East). Teams will have more regular season losses but TV markets from late October thru will be huge.

That would end many of the mid-majors, which is 80% of D1 schools. Their biggest source of revenue are the 2-3 away games they play at Major schools. Many of those schools already break even at best, but taking away that revenue would put their basketball teams in such a deficit that many would disband.

 

[JonathanW]

No problem at all going to quarters.

Anything to improve the flow and pace of the game is a good thing. Might also try starting with refs calling a bazillion fouls making a 2 hour game into a 3 hour game.

Don’t commit the fouls and they won’t get called.
The foul problem is inconsistency (by refs). Some games refs call everything, some games they let a lot go. Players/teams will get as close to that line (foul / not foul) as they can get away with. But if that line moves from game to game, then players have to cross it some to see where the line is.

 

[jeffky]

Don’t commit the fouls and they won’t get called.
The foul problem is inconsistency (by refs). Some games refs call everything, some games they let a lot go. Players/teams will get as close to that line (foul / not foul) as they can get away with. But if that line moves from game to game, then players have to cross it some to see where the line is.

I was watching the Knicks and Celtics yesterday and both teams should have had shoulder pads and helmets on the game was unwatchable gunning threes too and refs brutally let grabbing holding and tackling go on pathetic

 

[chroix]

If you’re going to allow the rampant use of video reviews why not just get rid of refs and do everything by video monitoring. Automate it and take away any chance of bias, remove clock errors and the need for reviews at all. And no show boating when they get excited about an offensive foul. Seems to me like if they’ve got to go to the monitor on anything but an anomalous situation it’s an admission they can’t really do the job they’re supposed to be doing. Especially when you factor in that it’s multiple people doing the same job in many ways.

 

[KENTUCKY_FLYER]

The college game was much better off before we started monitor reviews. The obsession with " getting it right"( placating the millions gambling on games) has made college basketball unwatchable.The one challenge rule is a much needed change. As for the rules designed to make college game more like the NBA I hate them all,because I hate NBA basketball. I have tried watching NBA playoffs this year ,talking about unwatchable. Blatant walking on nearly every play, guys jacking up 60 threes a game and missing most of theM,brutally inconsistent officiating. Guys like Jocic Allowed to hack,push defenders our of way nothing called. I'd rather watch flies copulate. I loved the college game because it wasn't the NBA

Do you need a magnifying glass for that. Asking for a friend. 🙂

 

[Aike]

Retain your timeout

The article is not well-worded, but if you go to the NCAA source, you’ll see that I’m correct.

 

[Aike]

Only problem is these SEC teams would absolutely maul us every game. Couldn’t imagine playing Georgia or Tennessee when they don’t have to worry about foul outs. I get the principle but gotta leave it. Unless there’s a really good deterrent. I’m never in favor of many rule changes though, men just make things worse when they try and fix it.

Deterrent is that you get to shoot free throws. Would probably take away the 1 and 1 and go to strictly 2 shots.

I would go further and give the offensive team the choice of 2 shots or the ball out of bounds. Cut down on hack-a-Shaq and end of game fouling on purpose.

 

[LTDukeFan]

Everyone in the stands is taking video.
There’s a Jumbotron as a part of the scoreboard.
Watching and rewatching controversial replays over and over to the collective groan or euphoric yell.
And then you have 3-4 guys in the stripe shirts wondering “what did I miss now?”

20 years from now there was be hundreds of computer vision cameras on the court and an AI system.

Initially, refs will whistle a foul / travel / shot clock / three pointer. Then ask the AI system “True or False?” Eventually refs will be out of the game and an impartial AI system will replace them.

At the moment, getting it right has become more important than getting it done.

 

[Blueaz]

The game of college basketball is broke as heck. The games taking 2.5 to 3 hours due to refs going to the review so much is the dumbest thing I have seen in basketball. If you like the way the games flows good for you. I would rather watch paint dry on the wall instead of the last 4 minutes of an aired college basketball game. Worst product on the market.

Then we can discuss that all forms of organized basketball has 4 quarters and the college game is still dealing with 2 halves.
Block / Charge is the worst of any league or division.
Refs should be graded per game per each team. If they are found to always seem to go at one coach, one team in a game, then they are on notice. If they do it a 2nd time, then they lose any games against that team including post season tourneys. Refs should be held accountable 1000000% at all levels. You should never even notice they are part of the game. If a ref is showboating to home crowd (either for or against) then they should be replaced by the alternate. IT is not NCAA officiating that we turn the channel on for each and ever day.
Flop can easily be fixed. If you are not run over, start to fall before the guy touches you, reach out in any way, it is a tech on the player. 2 techs (out of the game).

This is a simple game, it needs to be fixed quick, fast and in a hurry.

i think his point was...it WAS fine, just a few years ago; and they ****ed it up.
I guess the intent was to follow the NBA, but make it look like they actually weren't.... good job

 

[TFCats11]

Any “changes” will be put in place to help the gambling industry control the outcomes better/ easier. Watch!

 

[ganner918]

I think it would be too weird for me to watch a game divided into quarters. I’d like to see another foul added, 6 total before fouling out.

I don't like adding another foul. NBA has 6 fouls but plays 48 minutes. FIBA plays 40 minutes with 5 fouls. This feels like a "this has been the rule forever, don't fix what ain't broke" situation. I don't want to put in incentives to gamble on defense with more aggressive contact, knowing its harder to foul out.

 

[Rockfly78]

What’s the real advantage of going to quarters?

 

[BluPappi81]

I’m for anything that’s reasonable in reducing the stoppage of play, especially the interminably long video reviews. UK typically has a deep squad that allows us to wear down lesser teams. But long stretches of video reviews allows teams w a short bench to recover from pace of play.

 

[ganner918]

What’s the real advantage of going to quarters?

Biggest thing is that foul shots reset at end of quarter.

 

[Cat in ga]

F&@#. I’m probably in the minority but I’m a fan of the 2 half’s. They want to make this the NBA. If so just let us keep playing guys as long as they want to stay regardless of if they are in school are not. Change the refs and make them accountable. What’s next we going fiba rules so we can be same regardless of what country they play in. I hope this doesn’t go through

 

[kywildcats8]

Change the rule on free throws because at the end of the game, teams that are behind foul all the time- after XX amount of fouls, give a team 3 free throws (to score 3 points), give the team 1 foul shot and the ball or something to discourage constant fouling

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

Make sure that basketball terrorist Buzz Williams can’t hurt players and peoples schedules any longer!

I may or may not have put a printed out pic of Buzz Williams up in a Post Office next to the America's Most Wanted and wrote those exact words--Basketball Terrorist. Think this fraud knows he's a criminal as well because he's always changing his appearance and location due to being such a criminal against the sport.

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

Take timeouts away from Teams. You want 4 TV timeouts each Half-there's no need for both coaches to have a total of 8 timeouts. 16 clock stoppages is absurd in a sport that be concluded in about an hour and 15 mins when played at any level that doesn't have TV coverage. 2 timeouts total-1 each Half. That's all that should be needed--especially with the coaches shitting on the concept of a timeout by having a "roundtable" to talk before going into the Huddle. So 30 sec/60 sec timeouts turn into 5 mins at some point. Put time on the clock when the timeout is called-if the control freaks need to talk with their staff for 55 secs-you get 5 in the huddle period or it's a Delay of Game Warning. You go over-the ball is in play and whomever has the ball can go ahead and play if you don't have your team on the court-and if your staff is still on the court-you get T'd up for every person on the floor.

This is about the players and with growth of television it's all about coaches and officials and things that don't matter.

 

[UKBlueBlood]

Just please, some how, some way, fix the TV timeout timeframes. Nothing worse than a timeout called by a team with 4:10 on the clock, 5 minutes of commercials, resume play, then a dead ball at 3:59, and now we need to have the “TV timeout” and another 5 minutes of commercials. At this point we have damn near had another full halftime break.

I say if a team calls a timeout within 45 seconds prior to the standard TV timeout interval, then that counts as the TV timeout, and we play on. Keep the game flowing.

 

[Aike]

Take timeouts away from Teams. You want 4 TV timeouts each Half-there's no need for both coaches to have a total of 8 timeouts. 16 clock stoppages is absurd in a sport that be concluded in about an hour and 15 mins when played at any level that doesn't have TV coverage. 2 timeouts total-1 each Half. That's all that should be needed--especially with the coaches shitting on the concept of a timeout by having a "roundtable" to talk before going into the Huddle. So 30 sec/60 sec timeouts turn into 5 mins at some point. Put time on the clock when the timeout is called-if the control freaks need to talk with their staff for 55 secs-you get 5 in the huddle period or it's a Delay of Game Warning. You go over-the ball is in play and whomever has the ball can go ahead and play if you don't have your team on the court-and if your staff is still on the court-you get T'd up for every person on the floor.

This is about the players and with growth of television it's all about coaches and officials and things that don't matter.

2 timeouts is probably plenty but at minimum I would limit to one TO in the last 2 minutes. Let the players get up and down the court and decide the game.

 

[zannmann]

The games are longer due to TV timeouts. They are longer than they used to be.

 

[blue cincy]

What’s the real advantage of going to quarters?

Familiarity of the game. If you play quarters starting in youth basketball through HS, then in NBA or any other professional league on the planet, and only play halves in college it seems to be an unnecessary change that is as old as the NCAA. There are flows to games and the college game is the one with the most up and down 20 minutes. If you play 10 minutes have a 4 minute break (or what ever the length) between quarters, fouls and free throws they way they work, it seems a ton better. If a team gets in foul trouble in the first quarter and we get to the 2nd there are no free throws unless that team continues to keep fouling. Games start and sometimes there are fouls a plenty the first 4 to 6 minutes.

 

[CRZ4UK]

Man, CBB is broke in terms of these awful video reviews. We had a tournament game take nearly an extra 45 minutes to play like what....4 minutes? It was AWFUL.

Would the challenge be any better. They are wrong so many times a game there would be 20 challenges??? They don’t review their bad calls now. Just intentional crap. Burn it to the ground and start with 500 new people. They can’t do any worse.

 

[bbnkat02]

Depending on the ref they call continuation anyways... might as well change it.

This, at lesat make it somewhat fair for both sides. I like the continuation rule when defense just does a lazy foul to stop a drive. Rewards good defense when you force someone to say in front of their man.

 

[Princecal]

Needs to go to 6 fouls like the NBA.

The ncaa is one foul per 8 minutes of game time and NBA is one foul per 8 minutes of game time. 5 in 40 minutes, 6 in 48 minutes. I'm fine staying at 5 or going to 6.

 

[Dalroxas]

Does anyone else think they should lower the shot clock from 30 to 25-27 secs?

 

[JonathanW]

Does anyone else think they should lower the shot clock from 30 to 25-27 secs?

No

 

[Creed Bratton]

I would be fine without reviews as long as they make refs available after the game to answer for their calls just like coaches and players are made available to answer for what they did during the game. To me if they had to answer to the media they would be less likely to intentionally affect the game.