NCAA-W rules survey

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by wyo96

Recently saw the NCAA-W new rule survey for coaches, officials and admin's.
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Would you be in favor of permitting coaches to be able to call a timeout ONLY during a dead ball (after a whistle blows or as soon as a ball goes through the net after a score)? No, I thought a lot about this one, but I am not yet ready to support this change.

A resounding YES. This basically returns partially to the way it was.

Originally Posted by wyo96

If there were a 10-second back court violation, would you be in favor of using the shot clock to count the 10 seconds in addition to the official’s count? No, but I could be convinced otherwise. I am also unsure what “in addition to” means. Despite the “accuracy” of using an actual clock I am having trouble visualizing how I could have good vision of the players, the division line, and the shot clock. 99% of the time a 10 second violation is possible, there is considerable pressure in the BC. I don’t want to have to move my eyes off the action to the clock at the other end of the court.

No one said that it has to be the trail that is checking the shot clock in this situation. It could even be the lead. For the most part, they should be able to tell of the ball is clearly in the backcourt for most situations. The C could easily do it too and has a fair look at the location of the ball.

Originally Posted by wyo96

Would you be in favor of the defensive team receiving the ball after a held ball instead of using the alternating-possession arrow? No, I think a held ball is a 50-50 issue, not a turnover. Until you reinstate the actual jump ball, AP is the best solution.

Not a chance. NCAA-M tried this several years ago and it was a mess. The big issue was determining exactly who was on defense, if anyone. In some cases it is obvious but on a rebound, it just introduces too much ambiguity. Another case that was problematic was a steal or near steal then a tie-up. Which team was really on defense? Too many goofy situations were encountered so they quickly went back to the arrow.

Philosophically, a held ball, despite what some people claim, is NOT good defense. Good defense would take the ball completely. Leave it the way it is or go back to a jump ball.