Jeremy & BBALL21 -
I guess my biggest concern with the dotted line rule is if a player gets beat on defense & the offense is driving to the hoop, the only way another defensive player could offer backside help would be to quickly step to the basket to prevent the offensive player from scoring. This is good team defense & I feel the same rules should apply as anywhere else on the court. However, I see your point about a defender camping out under the basket and agree with you on that point. If he's not attempting to play good "D" then he shouldn't be out there (and probably won't be for long).
I should add that this is simply my opinion and it really won't affect me either way since, at present, I dont officiate college ball, just high school. I am simply of the mindset that good defense is good defense no matter where you are on the court.
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