NCAA Secondary Defender - rule change

[Jesse James]

While the committee explains their rationale, could they also explain the logic to now let A drive baseline, go up for a reverse lay-up or reverse jam, and completely splatter a stationary secondary defender under the hoop to draw the blocking foul.

How else is a secondary defender supposed to stop that drive?

[icallfouls]

Originally Posted by Jesse James

While the committee explains their rationale, could they also explain the logic to now let A drive baseline, go up for a reverse lay-up or reverse jam, and completely splatter a stationary secondary defender under the hoop to draw the blocking foul.

How else is a secondary defender supposed to stop that drive?

That is not what the NCAA is saying. All they are saying is that there is a 2x2 sf box where the secondary defender cannot set up.

The play you are talking about can still draw a charge if the defense is, basically, clear of the cylinder. If the defense is just outside this box then the charge can be drawn. You just can't establish LGP while under the basket.

This will help prevent unsafe situations and REQUIRE the officials to make a call.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by icallfouls

That is not what the NCAA is saying. All they are saying is that there is a 2x2 sf box where the secondary defender cannot set up.

The play you are talking about can still draw a charge if the defense is, basically, clear of the cylinder. If the defense is just outside this box then the charge can be drawn. You just can't establish LGP while under the basket.

This will help prevent unsafe situations and REQUIRE the officials to make a call.

The issue is that the NBA variation of this rule has never affected baseline drives. Their reason is that being under the basket, even directly under it, is a legitamate defensive position for defending the reverse layup. It takes away the offense's path to the point where they'd prefer to take the shot where it doesn't do so for drives from points not along the baseline (it is a spot after the release of the shot).

[Tio]

The reason the NCAA did not adopt the exact NBA rule is that there is a 2-3 year notice they need to give schools to make the proper markings on their court. If the committee is happy with the new rule, I wouldn't be surprised to see the markings in the necessary 2-3 year timeframe.

The region is much smaller in NCAA (literally the area under the cylinder), so that could have been a factor as well.

This new rule defeats the initiative 2 years ago where a POE was to call charges anywhere on the court especially under the hoop. Funny how things change so quickly.