Rule changes - clock stuff

[gary-7]

Obviously, the biggest rule change this season is the 30 second clock --- allegedly to increase scoring. (To that I call bullsh**. If they want to increase scoring then just officiate the damned game properly and crack down on the thuggery. Guess that's too hard.) But hey, might as well roll with it since it should help us. It certainly favors Roy's preferred tempo as we rarely have shot clock issues, while speeding up maddeningly slow teams like UVA. I hear Roy has been running half-court sets in practice on a 15 second clock which forces more efficient execution. I like it, as teams will find themselves in that exact situation more often.

A rule I absolutely hate is eliminating the 5 second closely guarded rule. They did that for a while back in the mid-80s and Dean understandably went ballistic as much of Carolina's half-court pressure in the 40 and 50 schemes is predicated on it. After many complaints from coaches they put it back. Now they're saying the shorter shot clock makes it unnecessary. I'm sure Roy disagrees.

A clock change I like is eliminating the redundant timeouts. Now if a TO is called within 30 seconds of a scheduled TV TO then that TO just becomes a TV TO. However I do NOT like reducing a team's timeouts to 4, with only 3 carried over to the second half, and again I'm sure Roy won't either.

Also coaches won't be allowed to call TOs during live balls, putting the onus back on players to call them. That one should favor the better-coached teams like ours.

 

[keysersosay#1]

None of these apply to HIS!!! THAT place has its own " clock rules " that seemingly always favor dook..... HMMMMMMMM

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I don't think the 30 clock will affect us much. It may affect some deliberate teams - I'm thinking about UVa, for example. Not so much because it will put them at risk of losing the ball when the clock runs out as because Bennett may have to accelerate his set plays and who knows how easy that will be in his system? It would be a shame if he has to change much.

Some people think the 30 second clock will benefit us because we already play that way. I agree, but don't think we'll have that edge for more than a year, if that long, since the other teams will adjust.

Where it might hurts us a little in the long run is that Roy has always gone after quick players and now everybody will be going after quick players to a greater degree than before. So maybe a little more competition for the players that Roy targets.

I saw in some article that Roy is pushing his guys to score in 15 seconds.

One possible benefit of the shorter clock (and the TO changes) is maybe fewer games will run late. I really hate to miss the first quarter of a UNC game because some who-cares teams drag their game out.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

A rule I absolutely hate is eliminating the 5 second closely guarded rule. They did that for a while back in the mid-80s and Dean understandably went ballistic as much of Carolina's half-court pressure in the 40 and 50 schemes is predicated on it. After many complaints from coaches they put it back. Now they're saying the shorter shot clock makes it unnecessary. I'm sure Roy disagrees.

Totally agree. Awful change. Unless, of course, we can clone Phil Ford.

This change alone could make NC State a much better team - both now with Cat Barber at the helm and especially next year when D.Smith takes over.

If they are going to get rid of the 5 second call, why not also ditch the 10 second limit on bringing the ball up? If one makes sense, the other makes even more sense.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Watching a little of the Kentucky exhibition game, the announcers commented on the 2-hand rule. Apparently they will not only be cracking down on hand-checking on the perimeter but if 2 hands are put on the player it's an automatic foul. Is that correct?

Notice that they not only took away the 5-second call but they made it harder to contain the dribbler with physical play.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Four Corners. I just don't like anyone else using it. But why wouldn't you use it if you have the ball handlers and a lead - now that there's no 5-second rule and it's harder to defend the dribbler?

Imagine Ulis or Barber with a late lead. Especially Ulis. He is already hard to defend and he has Skal and Lee to bail him out if he gets in trouble. Just throw the ball in their general direction.

I wonder if these changes will help Nate. He's very quick but more easily bumped off his trajectory than most. If the foul changes give him a little more space and less contact, his play could get a boost. I mean it will help all PGs, but especially the quick ones.