NCAAW Rule Change Proposals

[JetMetFan]

I can go either way with advancing the ball. I understand the logic, though. When the game clock is under a certain number - usually 6 seconds - women's teams really don't seem to be able to go the length of the court to get a decent last-second shot. This adds offense which is what they want. From what I understand, coaches weren't thrilled with the idea because it essentially penalizes them for taking/holding a lead.

[MathReferee]

I am not a fan of the idea of advancing the ball. I am sure there may be other instances of this that I cannot think of currently, but when else is a team penalized without committing any infractions? I say penalized since the team that is able to advance the ball is certainly given an advantage.

The only thing that comes close in my mind is the jump ball procedure, but that could at least be argued that the team with possession should not have put the ball in position to be held. Advancing the ball is just too gimmicky for my taste.

[wyo96]

I don't like the "advance the ball" rule, but I understand why they may like it.

I don't like the 10 second count not resetting. I don't see an advantage to it, and the number of times it will be messed up at the table will be troubling.

The most interesting to me is 2 shots on the 5th foul of each qtr. I like this change. It "should" help the flow of the game in the last 10 min (now the 4th qtr) and by reducing the number of free throws where boxing out is needed, should reduce the opportunity for rough play.

It may not work as hoped, but I would like to see how it works.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by wyo96

I don't like the "advance the ball" rule, but I understand why they may like it.

I don't like the 10 second count not resetting. I don't see an advantage to it, and the number of times it will be messed up at the table will be troubling.

The most interesting to me is 2 shots on the 5th foul of each qtr. I like this change. It "should" help the flow of the game in the last 10 min (now the 4th qtr) and by reducing the number of free throws where boxing out is needed, should reduce the opportunity for rough play.

It may not work as hoped, but I would like to see how it works.

I've heard eliminating some of the physicality is one of the reasons behind the two-shot rule as opposed to going to one-and-one (the very old NFHS rule).

Not resetting the 10-second count rewards the defense. There shouldn't be an issue with the shot-clock since nothing changes for the operator (assuming the shot-clock was above 25 when the throw-in was made in the backcourt). Whistle blows, stop clock. Done. It'll actually be more of an issue on possessions which start with under 30.0 on the game clock since we're required to have a visible count. I can see someone forgetting their number every now and then - though all they'd have to do is go to the play-by-play if they forgot.

[Texref]

I like all of them. Hope they all pass and that the men follow suit. For all intents and purpose, makes for a flow more like an NBA game. Little over 2 hours, 2.5 hours at most. better flow and faster games. Any reduction of timeouts is a good thing at NCAA level.