Rules to Address

[ndsubison1]

Three main concerns they brought up: Freedom of movement for players without the ball, post play, and long end of game situations.

Some rules they are debating:

Reducing Number of Timeouts- Agree with this
Widening the Lane- Undecided
Limiting a Coach to call TO during a live ball- Undecided
10 total sec in the backcourt regardless if TO is called- Agree
Reducing Shot clock- Should be lowered to 30
Eliminating the de facto TO that ensues after a player fouls out- Agree
Not allowing a player to score when a charge has been called- Undecided

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...-talks-changes

[NDSUstudent]

I would love it if they stopped giving a time out to teams when their player fouls out, one of the dumbest rules in sports. A team shouldn't be rewarded in that situation, if they need a time out they should have to call one. It just slows down the game for no reason.

[Hansel]

Way too many timeouts, especially when both coaches save 4 for the last minute.

[Hammerhead]

If modern technology can do this, surely they can superimpose sponsor logos on playing surfaces to reduce the number of commercials needed. This isn't different than what they do in MLB with the green screens behind home plate.

I agree with 3-5. If you really want to see more fluid, higher-scoring games get rid of the tv timeout. I know it will never happened because money talks, but it has almost made basketball unwatchable.

[Mayville Bison]

Way too many timeouts, especially when both coaches save 4 for the last minute.

Agreed. Something similar to not being able to carry over all 5 into the 2nd half should be easy to adapt to.
4 timeouts to start
3 can be carried over into the second half
2 can be carried over into the final two minutes.
If game goes to OT, each team is awarded 1 timeout.

With the number of media timeouts automatically given, there are way too many not to save them all for the final minute.

[Bisonwinagn]

Agreed. Something similar to not being able to carry over all 5 into the 2nd half should be easy to adapt to.
4 timeouts to start
3 can be carried over into the second half
2 can be carried over into the final two minutes.
If game goes to OT, each team is awarded 1 timeout.

With the number of media timeouts automatically given, there are way too many not to save them all for the final minute.

1) The time outs are the most significant negative around basketball and needs to be addressed before they lose fans like the NBA. I would adopt the hockey rule and give each team one time out per game. Keep the TV timeouts.

2) Players who flop should be given a technical foul since they cant be fined.

3) Replays limited to 30 seconds with a hard stop. If not clear cut view of the play they shouldn't be looking at it anway

These things will help speed up the game that is being ruined by stopages in play.

[Bison03]

Three main concerns they brought up: Freedom of movement for players without the ball, post play, and long end of game situations.

Some rules they are debating:

Reducing Number of Timeouts- Agree with this
Widening the Lane- Undecided
Limiting a Coach to call TO during a live ball- Undecided
10 total sec in the backcourt regardless if TO is called- Agree
Reducing Shot clock- Should be lowered to 30
Eliminating the de facto TO that ensues after a player fouls out- Agree
Not allowing a player to score when a charge has been called- Undecided

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebaske...-talks-changes

Here is my opinion in each proposal:
-Even though there are 4 media timouts per half, the ability to call a timeout to settle down a team, and the ability to stop the clock at the end of the game to set up a play should prepreserved. I don't see this changing.
-Widening the lane I don't see as an issue. Not sure people are clamering on way or another. I think is will remail the same.
-10 sec violation should be total even with a time out. I agree with this change. Also think they need the 10 sec violation in women's bball.
-Reducing the shot clock would be ok, This one might pass to make for more face paced entertaining, fast paced games.
-When a player fouls out, you should get the same amount of time to replace a player as if you were simply subbing them in. I hate the extra time they give, not needed. Most coaches know who they will replace the fouled out player.
-Player scoring when a charge is called; I think you still count the basket because sometimes the charge has no affect on the shot but still occurs and is a foul.

[NDSU92]

Agreed. Something similar to not being able to carry over all 5 into the 2nd half should be easy to adapt to.
4 timeouts to start
3 can be carried over into the second half
2 can be carried over into the final two minutes.
If game goes to OT, each team is awarded 1 timeout.

With the number of media timeouts automatically given, there are way too many not to save them all for the final minute.

I do agree with the fact there are way too many timeouts in college basketball. Playing devils advocate, could your idea potentially motivate coaches to take more timeouts earlier? Example being if a coach has three timeouts left with 2:15 remaining in the game he takes a timeout solely because he can't carry it into the last 2 minutes anyways instead of saving the timeout for later and potentially not needing it.

[Bison03]

I do agree with the fact there are way too many timeouts in college basketball. Playing devils advocate, could your idea potentially motivate coaches to take more timeouts earlier? Example being if a coach has three timeouts left with 2:15 remaining in the game he takes a timeout solely because he can't carry it into the last 2 minutes anyways instead of saving the timeout for later and potentially not needing it.

I agree that coaches would do that so it wouldn't save any time. What they have now works in that if you don't call a timeout in the first half, you lose it.

[southcliffbison]

Personally, speaking as one who has officiated high school and juco bb for some years, I would like to see them eliminate the jump ball entirely. This would eliminate about 4 to 5 pages in the case book regarding jump ball administration. Captains meet for pregame conf with officials; flip a damn coin to see who establishes the alternating possession arrow and be done with it.