Well It Is About Bleeping Time
It seems as though NCAA basketball officials are finally getting it. First they put restrictions on college coaches and their constant use of text messages. I can only imagine the number of text messages Kelvin Sampson would send to a blue-chipper.
Now, they finally moved the three point line back. Of course, it is only about four years too late. This will do so much for the college game. It will force coaches to once again establish half court offenses instead of the “hoist-a-three” approach that so many use now. Maybe we will even get to see coherent offensive plays drawn up at the end of games!!!!! Coaches may also have to employ some man-to-man defenses and more aggressive zone techniques, because the extended three point line will spread out the court. Players won’t clog lanes anymore. Could you imagine a college game where the court is wide open, allowing players to move without the ball and drive. Sorry Notre Dame, no more park and shoot. You may actually have to move.
Moving back the three point line will also weed out some of the frauds in the college game that allegedly live by the three. Sorry, but the other day I was in the gym and did a little “Around-the-World” shootaround, and knocked down college threes at a 45% clip. Sure, I play pickup games once a week, but does that mean I should be able to shoot the rock as good as a college blue-chipper? It shouldn’t, but with the old three point line that is exactly what happened.
Trust me, NCAA hoops traditionalists. This is for your own good. With teams forced to move and drive more, games may average more than 68 points per game.
