ESPN's College Basketball Rules Special
 

I haven't seen anyone else mention this, so I thought I'd let people know for anyone who is interested.

For what it's worth (which is probably nothing), I was part of a Skype conversation with J.D. Collins as part of a pre-season clinic and I love his approach. Such a breath of fresh air after the last several seasons!!

Thanks for posting that-I will definitely watch.Hopefully they'll do one for the new women's changes also.

I hope this is available on demand via the WatchESPN App.

I would bet it is-lucky me I have the day off work and will be home to watch it.

Now that you mention it, I have Friday off as well, and it will be at 2 PM Local time, but I may have some games to referee starting at 3, so I still may miss it.

The best thing about this show is that Jay Bilas won't be on it.

Count me in.

hopefully "jay bilas" will be a commentator on this event---peradventure it could serve to 'educate' him--make him a better college hoop tv analyst.

I would take Bilas infinity times on every game if it meant Dick Vitale was no longer screaming on my tv


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I think this will be really informative for everyone.What do you all think about the shortened shot clock?

We are going to have a lot of bad shooting.

Peace

I tried to record this today, but only got the story of the Missouri football players protest and university president stepping down.

Was anyone actually able to see the rules program?

yes. it ran a half hour later than scheduled. They talked about the arc, monitor reviews, armbar on dribbler and post player. also, player control foul is like nfhs. also discussed the shooter seeking out a defender who is in the air. showed some video clips. maybe there wil be some way to view it again on line or something. Id list more but got to help daughter with geometry::eek:

jd collins, pat adams and jamie luckey were on show. gotta go.

side angle side, angle side angle, side side side, remember these theorems and you are golden for geometry

Aaah-geometry the reason I was suspended from the golf team as a soph.

Thought it was due to night-putting with the daughter of the dean. :eek:

when geometry is involved the only thing golden will be my brain....fried....:(

Funny how the two of you pick two of the sportscasters that actually do know the rules better than most. They're not perfect and may have other annoying qualities, but they're actually pretty intelligent about the game.

I have never watched a single Dick Vitale-called game on TV that would convince me that he has a "good" knowledge of the rules, or officiating philosophies in general.

Bilas does have some knowledge, but his interpretations are often erroneous, and he makes ridiculous statements that mislead viewers (e.g. "75% of block/charge plays are blocks").

Fran Fraschilla is ESPN's best commentator, IMO, in terms of knowing the rules.

*perhaps because these are the most glaring offenders of promulgating misconceptions on the rules. Albeit there are other suc offenders who are not as widely shown on tv, these two get the brunt of the criticism because they hold well-paid prime spots in the national broadcasts--the big games. The "Sword of Damocles" therefore hangs over them.

Hmm. Is that actually wrong? Sounds about the right ratio to me from non-methodical, non-referee observation over the years. (Though I suppose what counts as a "block/charge" play as opposed to "just" a block could skew that number either way.) Whether it is relevant or useful is another question . . .

It does not appear to be available on demand via the WatchESPN App as I had hoped. IT does air again on Friday at 6 PM EST, but I have ball games to work that day, so I won't be able to catch it.

I am not saying Bilas or Vitale don't know the rules. I do agree that Bilas spitballs a lil much on officiating and it has ruffled feathers of fans a bit. With Vitale, he cannot stay on topic long enough to get a point across. He is too concerned with some new catchphrase. It just gets so so old. If I had a choice for every game it would be guys like Gus Johnson, Dan Schulman, and Jon Sciambi.


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Guess the 6 PM showing tonight was canceled.


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Damn, i had set my DVR

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Well I am looking at the DVR version right now. It must not have been cancelled.

Peace

Same here, I set it to record while I was out of town for my first game and I came back to see Dean, JD, Jamie, and Pat on my TV.

Darn it!! I was looking for it on ESPN instead of ESPNU!! Stupid me!!


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