The first two months of the college hoops season have been fun for the upsets, yet not all is well. Scoring is going down again and there are too many players standing around on offense.
Tag: scoring
Impressions from first week of college hoops season
It hasn’t taken long for the analysis to come in on the new rule changes this college basketball season, but let’s breathe a little before jumping to too many conclusions.
Rule changes are no magic bullet for increasing scoring
Rule changes are almost certainly coming, and a big stated goal is increasing scoring since that is down. We should be wary of a belief that simply changing rules will have that effect, because there are other factors that play a role in that.
College basketball needs rule changes? Fans might say otherwise
College basketball is in an important offseason, but it’s rule makers would be advised to not make rash changes to the sport, lest they turn off fans even more than they might woo them back.
Crisis? Tuesday’s First Four showed college hoops is far from it
The opening games of the NCAA Tournament showed yet again that college basketball is not a sport in crisis, just one with some rough edges that can be softened.
Scoring a Division I problem, not a college hoops problem
If one takes a wide view of college basketball as a whole and examines the numbers, there is only one conclusion to come to: scoring isn’t a college basketball problem. It’s a Division I college basketball problem.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The issues of scoring and pace of play in college basketball continue to get a considerable amount of press, and that’s a very good thing. ESPN this past weekend on College Gameday had a thoughtful, quality discussion of the state of the sport, and a good share of the conversation […]
Changes need to come from within, not just rule tweaks
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee continues to make college basketball an easier game on the eyes, a worthwhile venture that was met with some success this past season, but clearly it’s going to take time. And it’s not going to be easy.
