Needed college basketball rule changes.

[just another ref]

Why is it used during regular season, but not during the tournament? Are there flaws in the system?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

P.S. I have talked to two NCAA Div. I evaluators (who are former Div. I officials) and they have told me that PTS is being used. Ask my sons, I refer to Law & Order: SVU as Law & Order: SUV, .

Your sources are wrong. There's an entire thread based on an end-of-half error that wouldn't have occurred with PTS.

[Texas Aggie]

Expanded 'restricted area'.

Actually, they need to eliminate it. This is a totally stupid rule driven by huge misconception. Good defense is good for the game. Plus, players have been real good about adjusting when going full speed into the lane; why can't they adjust when someone is playing defense there -- secondary defender or otherwise.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Actually, they need to eliminate it. This is a totally stupid rule driven by huge misconception. Good defense is good for the game. Plus, players have been real good about adjusting when going full speed into the lane; why can't they adjust when someone is playing defense there -- secondary defender or otherwise.

I agree, but I think it's like the coach timeout. It's here to stay and probably coming down.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

Actually, they need to eliminate it. This is a totally stupid rule driven by huge misconception. Good defense is good for the game. Plus, players have been real good about adjusting when going full speed into the lane; why can't they adjust when someone is playing defense there -- secondary defender or otherwise.

The rule was put in place for safety purposes, not for really any other reasons. The NCAA wanted to eliminate a lot of unnecessary contact under the basket. And I think it has done just that.

Peace

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

if they can afford to install their own floor at every venue, then they can certainly afford PTS at every venue.

So true. If they had a choice in paying for shiny new floors for 14 venues or installing the timing device, I'm going with the timing device.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by tmagan

• Precision Timing at all NCAA tournament games. If it is good enough for the NIT [which is owned by the NCAA], then it is good enough for the big tournament.

• No reset of the back court count for a timeout.

• Any violation or timeout from the free throw line extended to the baseline is an automatic side out.

• Expanded 'restricted area'.

• No alternate possession.

• No 'media timeout' if the whistle is to retrieve an 'errant ball'.

• Require officials to report to scorers table the jersey number of all three second violations, lane violations, offensive goaltending.

• Reduce the time given to coaches to substitute after a disqualification.

I agree all of these sound like an NBA fan who wants to see the changes but...that's why college basketball is college basketball and the NBA is the NBA. They should have a different set of rules in some areas.

I'm in the media and here's something someone pointed out to me years ago: there's a reason why when we put a courtesy on the screen for old NBA footage we use "NBA Entertainment."

As for the rules "suggestions" I can't see a reason for most, if not all, of them (reducing the time on DQ subs...to what, five seconds?). Unlike Mark Sr. I'd like to keep the AP arrow since I always get beat up on jump balls