NCAA-Men's Rule Change Proposals

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by tmagan

I had a post a couple of years ago about college basketball changes. Here are a couple more.

1) Three team fouls to the bonus in overtime. There is no reason team fouls in the second half should carry into overtime.

2) Two fouls to the bonus in the last two minutes in the half. It is hard to watch having a team commit five take fouls with thirty seconds left to get to the bonus.

3) Absolutely no need to have ten seconds to shoot a free throw. The only basketball person I ever saw ever bring this up is David Stern.

4) No ten seconds to congratulate the free throw shooter after he makes a free throw.

5) No reset of the back court count if a team calls a timeout.

6) Fouls with under :14 on the shot clock should be reset to :14 on the clock.

#1. Sure there is....it is just an extension of the 4th quarter. Teams should carry with them the accumulation of the foul count unti lthe game ends.

#2. Unnecessary. It is very rare that a team has just 2-3 fouls that late in the half.

#3. Doesn't matter. No need to create violations here for no good reason.

#4. Already a rule, just not strictly enforced.

#5. Doesn't really fix a problem. If a team wants to spend a timeout to get more time, why not.

#6. Why? Doesn't fix a problem. Why should the offense be left with less time to setup and run a play when the defense fouled to prevent the prior attempt.


Keep it simple. The game doesn't need more exception rules like mos these you suggest. While individually not that complicated, why make the rules more convoluted?

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

#1. Sure there is....it is just an extension of the 4th quarter. Teams should carry with them the accumulation of the foul count unti lthe game ends.

#2. Unnecessary. It is very rare that a team has just 2-3 fouls that late in the half.

#3. Doesn't matter. No need to create violations here for no good reason.

#4. Already a rule, just not strictly enforced.

#5. Doesn't really fix a problem. If a team wants to spend a timeout to get more time, why not.

#6. Why? Doesn't fix a problem. Why should the offense be left with less time to setup and run a play when the defense fouled to prevent the prior attempt.


Keep it simple. The game doesn't need more exception rules like mos these you suggest. While individually not that complicated, why make the rules more convoluted?

Camron,

I get the impression he could have proposed eliminating spousal abuse and you would have shot it down

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Jay R

Camron,

I get the impression he could have proposed eliminating spousal abuse and you would have shot it down

Nah, I'd go for that one.


Sometimes, people just want to change things to change things without having any good reason to do so.