Rule change time again

[Camron Rust]

My comments embedded in red.

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Here are the proposals that will be considered by the rules committee:

1. Instant replay by state adoption.
No. It works with a small pool of officials and with trained A/V crews. What you'd get at the HS level would be a nightmare....it could take hours to review a single play correctly. And I'm against provisions intended for only the playoffs....they should be played under the same circumstances as the rest of the season.
2. Add definition of a "dark" jersey.
OK.
3. Adjustments to rules for hair control devices.
Such as reducing them? OK. Otherwise, why?
4. Adopting the NCAAW closely guarded rules.
No. Works when you have a short shot clock and/or only a few extremely gifted and quick dribblers.
5. Change team control rules to include the throw-in.
Yes....obvious.
6. Add common fouls during a throw-in to the definition of team control foul.
Yes...obvious.
7. Change definition of team control so that team control ends on a defensive deflection.
This is going to be as big of a mess as the NCAA's experiment into awarding the held ball to the defense. Leave it alone. It may have warts but at least it is clearly defined and the points at which it ends are easily identifiable.
8. Add a new definition for "offensive fouls".
Why? Doesn't team control take care of that if it is changed to cover throw-ins.
9. Eliminate the jump ball to begin overtime.
No. Unnecessary.
10. Eliminate the resumption of play procedure and add another delay of game warning.
No. The warning may be issued but a T will never get called...simply putting it on the floor costs, at most, a possession....sufficient penalty. And is more likely to be enforced than a T.
11. Play halves instead of quarters.
OK, but why? Nothing is wrong with quarters.
12. Eliminate coaches' ability to request time-out during live ball.
ABSOLUTELY!!!
13. Allow coaches to request a "Safety Time-Out" when player safety becomes a concern.
I agree with the others....this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
14. Adopt NCAA rules for FT alignment.
OK, but why? It practically guarantees the defense gets the rebound instead of the roughly 80/20 split we have now. Why not just give the ball to the defense after the shots if cleaning up fouls is the goal (remembering that the NCAA enters on the release...presenting differnet issues).
15. Ignore swinging of elbows violation by defense if committed during a successful try.
No.
16. Shot clock by state adoption.
No....unneccessary. With the disparity in what teams have to work with, the non-shot-clock game give the
17. Adjust penalty for excessive TO; penalize only if discovered when violated.
No.
18. Adjust penalty for illegal jerseys; one team technical maximum.
Yes....more appropriate penalty.
19. Technical foul for causing the ring to vibrate, regardless of whether the contact on the backboard is intentional or not.
No.
20. Shoot the bonus on the second team foul in the last two minutes of the second half, regardless of total team fouls.
No.

They'll also consider some signal additions.