college basketball

[citygriz]

so we head into a great time of year--the conference playoffs, followed by my fave sporting event, the big dance. everything is good, except..

..college basketball is struggling. certain venues aside--gonzaga, kansas, duke, kentucky...attendance and ratings are down. where i'll watch just about any college football game, i have almost no interest in most basketball games, not even the great rivalries like duke-carolina, kansas-kansas state. i can't remember the last time i sat down to watch a college basketball game start-to-finish that didn't involve the griz. subtract the partisan interest, and college basketball is pretty much a bum show.

i was reminded of this last night during the telecast of the warriors-mavs game, when jeff van gundy, handed the chance to promote the duke-carolina game on his very own network, instead lit into all of college basketball, saying it had to change or it was going to get worse before it got better. against the backdrop of stephen currie making more dazzling passes, while the rest of the warriors streaked upcourt, his point couldn't have been more emphatic.

and i got to thinking, you know, college football is exciting right now because it's way ahead of the pro game when it comes to pace. i love to watch oregon play, and i'm super-eager to see what stitt brings to our offense. yet even the nba's 24-second clock is an anomoly in these times of instantaneous communication and high-speed travel, while the college shot clock is prehistoric.

so my suggestion is, make the college shot clock 15 seconds. that would really make for an exciting game. and if you think 15 seconds is too short a time, let me tell you, i'm only making a concession to the old guard. i think a better clock would be 12 seconds. that would force players to pass the damned ball, and put a stop to this maddening one-on-one, ego-driven bore that has become college basketball, and much of the nba as well. and if you disagree, take a look--and a stopwatch--to the warriors. they are fun to watch.

 

[EverettGriz]

so my suggestion is, make the college shot clock 15 seconds. that would really make for an exciting game. and if you think 15 seconds is too short a time, let me tell you, i'm only making a concession to the old guard. i think a better clock would be 12 seconds.

Do away with the shot clock altogether.

And while you're at it, the 3 point line too. Get back to real basketball, the way it was meant to be played.

 

[citygriz]

so my suggestion is, make the college shot clock 15 seconds. that would really make for an exciting game. and if you think 15 seconds is too short a time, let me tell you, i'm only making a concession to the old guard. i think a better clock would be 12 seconds.

Do away with the shot clock altogether.

And while you're at it, the 3 point line too. Get back to real basketball, the way it was meant to be played.

omagawd, everett, you can't mean that. no shot clock, and we'd be back to 4-2 games, where one team just sat on the ball for an entire half against a team like kansas with chamberlain, or kentucky today. that would be the death knell for basketball in the modern era.

 

[EverettGriz]

Okay, then make it a 5 minute shot clock. Return set offenses and screens and strategy to the game.

I can watch guys go one on one at my local park.

 

[grizindabox]

College football attendance is also on a downward trend. I don't see an easy fix for college basketball and decreasing the shot clock will do more harm to most of college basketball than good.

 

[GrizLA]

so my suggestion is, make the college shot clock 15 seconds. that would really make for an exciting game. and if you think 15 seconds is too short a time, let me tell you, i'm only making a concession to the old guard. i think a better clock would be 12 seconds.

Do away with the shot clock altogether.

And while you're at it, the 3 point line too. Get back to real basketball, the way it was meant to be played.

it is the three point shot that allows schools like Montana to compete with faster, better players and gives them, at least, a shot at the upset.

 

[mtgrizrule]

24 second shot clock is perfect. Too short of a shot clock would be a lot of forced undisciplined shots. I for one, love great defense as well. Regardless of shot clock, great passing and working together to find an open shot is great to watch. I love college basketball. I always have and always will love it.

I am open to college basketball and the NBA adapting an international lane. A 24 second shot clock and an international lane are the main changes I'd encourage.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

so my suggestion is, make the college shot clock 15 seconds. that would really make for an exciting game. and if you think 15 seconds is too short a time, let me tell you, i'm only making a concession to the old guard. i think a better clock would be 12 seconds.

Do away with the shot clock altogether.

And while you're at it, the 3 point line too. Get back to real basketball, the way it was meant to be played.

it is the three point shot that allows schools like Montana to compete with faster, better players and gives them, at least, a shot at the upset.

I can see both sides of the issue, but I agree with LA on the 3-balls. UM should recruit and develop three-point shooters and fire up 25 per game. Coming from the BSC, that is our best chance at winning tournament games.

 

[super_eagle13]

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[Ursa Major]

I would like to see an 8 second shot clock and the use of motorcycles on the floor. Think of Rollerball. The James Caan movie not the other piece of shit that I have never seen.

 

[Ursa Major]

Oh, and alcohol served at the games. For players, coaches and spectators...