CBB Changes – Take Some From the NHL

[JPFisher]

Seems to me that college basketball would improve substantially if they took a couple idea from the NHL.

1. Embellishment fouls. Fling your head back to sell a foul or create a foul where there isn't one, you get a foul instead. Maybe have it to where this could be assessed if spotted during review, but the game cannot be reviewed to specifically assess the foul.

2. Games could be shortened if things like possession and foul reviews were done at a central office or regional office... At least for tournament games. Maybe at conference offices during conference play. Take the zebras on the courtside out of it since they've got a thousand other things going on: bright lights, heckling fans, etc.

3. Coaches get one or two challenges per game. If they're wrong, they lose possession and/or opponent gets free throws. Dunno how to go about it, but players whining to the refs needs to end. It's crap.

I'm not saying these things would be definitive improvements, but it's nice to imagine a college basketball world where millionaire teens aren't crying at grown men and flopping like duke every night.

 

[DrH. Lecter]

How about something like Icing. You have to have a defender back or you cannot pass up the floor.

 

[crestcat]

How about the coach behind the bench?

 

[blue cincy]

I was thinking the penalty box for flagrant fouls. F1 5 game minutes in the box, F2 in the box the rest of the game. lol

I think the big need is a replay group at each game. That way they can be reviewing the whole time the refs have to run the the table, announce and such. Then just go to that crew of 3 people to break ties, one sitting on different sides of the court and do not talk to each other. They cannot be affiliated with either team conference.

 

[83Cat]

It's not in the NHL, but I can't stand the "held/jump Ball" BS. They call a foul for a touch and then a guys goes to grab a loose ball and they allow them to mug and tackle each other. OR, a player grabs a rebound and the opposing player has a hand on it and they whistle Jump/held ball...and the possession arrow can decide a game. Pitiful.

 

[Lempface]

I just really want teams to be able to decline FTs and just retain the ball if desired. No one wants the game to devolve into a FT shooting contest at the end. If you weren't good enough to keep it close enough to be within striking distance at the end then tough luck.

 

[Catluv]

How about something like Icing. You have to have a defender back or you cannot pass up the floor.

I wish hockey would get rid of icing. To me it is like getting rid of fast breaks. Make the goal bigger and have more scoring.

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

We have the "neck snap" move banned in our state HS ball. All due to Tyus/Tre Jones. They brought this in and now it's a technical foul if you do it and amazingly NOBODY even attempts to do this crap anymore.

I'd like to see all Flagrant/Technical Fouls just be put on the board as 2 pts--and keep it moving.

Also think with the allotment of space all Coaches are given to walk the sidelines-if they are on the court during live play they should be ejected and opponents rewarded with 4 pts and the ball.

 

[qwesley]

Have to get more flow in the game, too many stoppages. Every mini-run gets a timeout. Go to quarters and have one TV timeout per quarter. Allow team timeouts to be used for challenges, get a 30 sec one back if you win the challenge. Put a time limit on reviews. If you can't figure it out in 2 mins, it is not reversible.

 

[JonathanW]

If fight starts to break out, as long as 1 on 1 the refs step aside and let them slug it out