Jay Bilas comments on First Take

[The_Rookie]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Bilas said that the NCAA game is more physical than the NBA.

Now I ask do you agree and if not why?

Peace

Jay has also expressed many opinions on the state of college basketball officiating..

One I remember was that the amount of fouls called is down from the past and this has impacted the decrease in scoring.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Jay has also expressed many opinions on the state of college basketball officiating..

One I remember was that the amount of fouls called is down from the past and this has impacted the decrease in scoring.

I was just focusing on the fact that he said this as if there was no disputing this "fact."

I do agree that the NBA does a better job calling fouls on the perimeter. But that is about it. A lot of contact goes on in the NBA near the basket. How many times you see a play near the basket and the shooter looks at the official about a call that was not made?

Peace

[maven]

Bilas has plenty of pro experience... in Europe.

[Jay R]

I watch alot of both NBA and NCAA games. I don't know that Bilas' statement is completely true, but I can see what he means. Twenty years ago, the NBA game was extremely physical. Think back to the late 80s and early 90s when the NBA games were much more physical (Bad Boys Pistons, Knicks etc...) At that time, the NCAA was less physical. The NBA has done a good job of cleaning up alot of the hand checking and the hard type fouls. The NCAA game has become more physical during the same span. I can see how Bilas would make the comment.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Jay R

I can see how Bilas would make the comment.

Agreeing because you both have the same first names?

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Agreeing because you both have the same first names?

Whack!

[VaTerp]

I have a life long disdain for just about anything Duke related but IMO Bilas is one of the best analyst out there and I appreciate his take on things even if I don't always agree with it.

In terms of his comment that's the source of this thread I think JRut is spot on in that the NBA is less physical on the perimeter but not so much in the paint.

Does that mean that overall the NBA is less physical than NCAA? Not really but I can see where Bilas is coming from when he makes that comment.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Jay has also expressed many opinions on the state of college basketball officiating..

One I remember was that the amount of fouls called is down from the past and this has impacted the decrease in scoring.

I guess if the players worked on their FTs, they could overcome this problem.