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The NBA is entertainment, I dont want to burst your bubble but so is college ball. There are 160 plus DI schools out there, untold numbers of DII and DIII. There are only 29 (?) NBA teams. On any given weekend there are 30 -100% more fans watching college ball than NBA. Who has the crowds? You dont think that NF basketball is entertainment? what do all these small towns across the country do. When 96% of these small towns show up for basketball games it's to support kids but you dot think they are being entertained? Its th social/sporting/entertainemnt event of the week,!
Look at the rule changes- shot clocks, one shot T's, points of interruption, limit number on FT lane, no shots on all offensive fouls, reductions and changes in time outs, are all part of the game to speed it up and make it more entertaining. I would suugest that most of these rules ought to be at the NF level, and given a year or two most will be. Shaq picked up three offensive fouls the other night.
(I guess college basketball isnt very physical aw maybe it's just the Big East and SEC that play that way)The game is played differently in different parts of the country depending on the conference as well.
And you dont think the college refs are told how to officiate the game? That's why the college coaches have the power they do and have a lot of impact who works games and how.
I will tell you first hand that you cannot call the basketball game the same with pro players that you do with HS even if you played the exact same rules. The NBA players are best 400 players in the world. Theres probably a few in Europe but all in all not much comparison. They are the biggest, fastest, strongest and you just cant call the game the same way.
If I had my choice, I'd rather reff Stockton, Malone, Duncan, Robinson, Shaq and Kobe.... etc than I would a girls varsity game
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