Comments on: Preparation rules

By: Brian McInnis

Brian McInnis — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 05:19:40 +0000

In reply to islandman. My understanding is that applies to the person with the ball only, Islandman.

By: islandman

islandman — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:12:46 +0000

So how about the offensive player without the ball, how close can the defender be to him ? Have to give him the vertical cylinder too ?

By: The Flying O

The Flying O — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:29:49 +0000

” Seems then that you cannot get a charge foul under any circumstance in the restricted area? [. . .] Leave it up to the NCAA to make the game more complex to justify their existence! ”

That’s the point of having a restricted area. It’s been around for a while and is used at the college, pro, and international levels. It’s a safety thing.

The rule changes aren’t in place to “justify the existence” of the NCAA. That doesn’t even make sense. The rule changes (particularly the shot clock) are there to speed up the game and increase scoring to make the product more exciting but has nothing to do with “justifying” the existence of anything.

There is no conspiracy. The players will be fine understanding the rules. The refs will be fine too.

By: iceebear

iceebear — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:49:03 +0000

Wow, the rules are getting so technical it will result in some cases that the foul will be the opposite of what fans expected in the past, like in the restricted area. Irregardless of the time limit already existing when a defensive player is in there, they can now be called for a blocking foul instead of what used to be a charging foul on the offensive player if they are not moving, unless you jump up? Seems then that you cannot get a charge foul under any circumstance in the restricted area? All this is confusing to the players and hopefully they will adjust, but it makes my head spin sometimes when watching this video. Leave it up to the NCAA to make the game more complex to justify their existence! Increasing freedom of movement for the offensive player and reduced physicality of both the offensive and defensive players may be well-intentioned, but is not easy to do rule wise. Plus, the refs will have to keep track of arm position at all times, which can distract from other observations.