Massive changes resulting in old-school college basketball

Source: www.mysanantonio.com --- Friday, December 25, 2015
All designed to speed up the game of college Basketball, encourage scoring and make it more aesthetically pleasing. College Basketball now looks very much like it did 20 years ago, an elegant, free-flowing game rather than a rough-and-tumble sport. The rules changes are supposed to improve the game, Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith said, but also give players more freedom to express themselves and play the game the way we wanted it played. The committee also expanded the restricted area in the paint, and eliminated one timeout by each team in the second half to help plodding games to a conclusion. Going hand-in-hand with the rules changes was a directive to officials to more closely enforce them, particularly when it came to physical play on the perimeter and in the post. According to the NCAA, about 75 percent of those additional points have been due to improved pace of play, with the remaining 25 percent of scoring from increased efficiency. A couple years ago, the rules committee asked officials to clamp down on hand-checking and curtail physical play in the post, hoping it would lead to a similarly free-flowing game. [...] Jayhawks coach Bill Self believes this may be his best shooting team. ...

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