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Originally Posted by JRutledge
That is not true. The Men did not adopt the Women's team control signal. The Men did not adopt the Women's coverage area. The Men's did not adopt the back court rule as it relates to 10 seconds. The Men did not adopt the change in closely guarded that the Women have used. There are a lot of things Men's basketball has purposely kept and did not adopt. The committees for both are completely different and that is why there is such a drastic difference in mechanics to rules. If anything, they are trying to keep their identity. The Women’s side seems to be so happy they have a pro league, anything the WNBA does the NCAA Women’s Committee wants to adopt.
Peace
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Agree that there are drastic differences between the two. Thats why I didn't say they were the same. What I was implying was that if the Men's committee changes something it is after the women have adopted it already.
For example the women admin free throws with the two bottom spaces left unoccupied. The men are experimenting with this this year. The men now have adopted what the women have done for the last couple of years in allowing all subs to come on a multiple free throws when a injured or DQ'd . player goes out.
Not that the men will adopt everything just that when they do make a change usually it has happened on the women's side already.
Give me some examples about the NCAA Women's committee conforming to the WNBA, other then reporting with two hands. Which I'm sure will funnel to the men in the next couple of years. The women now allow a bleeding player, irritated contact or lost contact to be corrected without taking a required TO or sub if it can be done in 20 seconds. This will funnel across to other leagues because it makes the most sense to keep the game moving.
I'm not saying one side is better then the other. Just that most changes that happen start with the women.