If you could change one thing

[Nukem2]

Absolutely not. I hate that rule and never understood it. Why in the world should a team get the ball at center court without advancing it there?

Yep, that's a crazy rule.....

[2012Warrior]

As an MU fan, we need game tying shots to be as tough as possible. It feels like we are victim to much higher than the national average. Granted I only live and die with MU, so may be biased.

[IWB]

Good God, a thread on what to change? In other words, what Irritates the White Boy?

Let me just start with jump balls. How about we just go back to jump balls? I remember when they started that rule, they did because teams without a 7 footer were at a disadvantage. So what? You are at a disadvantage? Go out and recruit a 7 footer. Doesn't really matter other than the start of both halves.

The other part of 'tie-ups' that bothers me is the assaults that go on. One guy gets a loose ball on the floor, and it is perfectly fine for 2-3 guys to run in and dive on top of him. Yet its a jump ball. How about body contact? How about a reach in with a slap on the arm? Just because the player is on the floor, doesn't mean he can't be fouled. It is basketball's version of a fumble in the NFL. There was a fumble? 8 guys are in a pile? No problem, allow six more to dive on top with no regard to player safety whatsoever.

How about we move on to the hand-checks? Now I don't think a ball handler should be molested out on the perimeter by any means, but why is it that guys can fight to the death down low, yet - simply put a hand on a guy out on the perimeter and its a foul. Ease up on the hand-check fouls.

The double technical. It is almost a given then when two players either get into an altercation or come close to getting into an altercation, they will issue a double T. Case in point against Cincy - Player puts his forearm into Davante's face, and pushes him all the way back until he falls. Davante gets up pissed, but they are separated and go to the video review. Upon review they issue the Cincy player a foul, and the old double technical because they both swore. Really? A double T for swearing?

Agree with Brew above, if you are down to 8 seconds without getting the ball across half court, a timeout should not reset the count. Maybe reset at 5 if anything, but a new 10 should not be awarded.

[Mucrisco]

O k, you are now the head of the rules committee. If you could change one thing, in college basketball, what would that be?

To me, I would do away with the secondary defender blocking/charging call. I would make that a defensive foul. It would take away one of the more subjective, and frequently contentious, parts of the officiating and would eliminate violent collisions.

So, each time a ballhandler is out of control, and runs a guy over, you want that to be a defensive foul?

[Nukem2]

Giving timeouts to a team when the ball is loose in a scramble...don't get that.

[Mucrisco]

I agree with the jump ball and the ten second comments. I would change the five second dribbling rule. I liked how they called it the old way. Now, it's too easy to get separation and resetting that five seconds.

[MUfan12]

The double technical. It is almost a given then when two players either get into an altercation or come close to getting into an altercation, they will issue a double T. Case in point against Cincy - Player puts his forearm into Davante's face, and pushes him all the way back until he falls. Davante gets up pissed, but they are separated and go to the video review. Upon review they issue the Cincy player a foul, and the old double technical because they both swore. Really? A double T for swearing?

Side bonus: Pat Driscoll would have to resign.

[MUMac]

So, each time a ballhandler is out of control, and runs a guy over, you want that to be a defensive foul?

I said on a secondary defender. Those that are planted. It used to have been called that way. I am not a can of the blocking/charging as it is.

[Mucrisco]

What do you mean by secondary defender? Is that the help defense? So, if a guy's defender is beaten, then that help defender can't draw a charge?

[MUBB713]

I think they should have the NFL rule with coaches challenges. Mick Cronin made the refs look at the shot clock to see if it should reset. Cronin was wrong but it still gave him a timeout to set something up which they darn near capitalized on. Since he was wrong, Cincy should have been charged a timeout.