Welp, here we go again... again.

[gary-7]

The seemingly annual officiating "points of emphasis"... we'll see how serious they are. It's ambitious, I'll give em that. I'm even more interested in ref accountability,which the article hints at.
I would love to see this stuff actually called. K and Cal and others sure as hell won't like it .
"While most of the attention has been focused on the shortening of the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds and the widening of the block/charge arc from three feet to four, the committee also put forth points of emphasis in five different areas in hopes of cleaning up the game. They are: protecting the dribbler, cutting down on physical post play, eliminating moving screens, making it harder to draw a charge and allowing greater freedom of movement for players without the ball (i.e., no more bumping cutters). Not all of the changes were made to benefit the offense. The committee also passed a rule which denies a driver the ability to draw a foul simply by jumping into a defender when he goes up for a shot. Also, post defenders will now be permitted to use an arm bar to leverage themselves against an offensive big man who is trying to bully his way to the basket. “We need to be on physical plays that are displacing opponents, whether it’s the offense or defense,” Collins says. “When I’m leading regional clinics [for officials], that is a major emphasis.”
http://www.si.com/college-basketbal...ball-officiating-rules-changes?xid=nl_siextra

 

[Bubspub88]

I hate these points of emphasis. There are enough rules in place. Jumping into a player has been a foul as long as I can remember, but somehow it became only a foul if you did it without the ball. Instead of telling refs what is being emphasized train them to call the game correctly and consistently. A play should be called the same regardless of when it occurs or whether it is in ACC game, big 10, or wherever.

 

[soap - new and improved]

Sorely need to expand that "no more jumping into a player to draw a foul while shooting" to the #@%^^~ dribblers at all times! The defender has a right to space on the floor, even when he is moving! When a player creates contact, that player should be whistled for a foul.

And charges should NOT be made more difficult to draw. FLOPS should be penalized heavily.

I hate it when college BB chases the pro game.

 

[TraBuch]

Really hope college basketball doesn't turn into the NFL. The NFL is almost unbearable to watch because of all the added points of emphasis every single year. There's a flag every other play.

 

[gary-7]

Really hope college basketball doesn't turn into the NFL. The NFL is almost unbearable to watch because of all the added points of emphasis every single year. There's a flag every other play.

shoulda figured that would come from a dookie...

 

[gary-7]

I hate these points of emphasis. There are enough rules in place. Jumping into a player has been a foul as long as I can remember, but somehow it became only a foul if you did it without the ball. Instead of telling refs what is being emphasized train them to call the game correctly and consistently. A play should be called the same regardless of when it occurs or whether it is in ACC game, big 10, or wherever.

100% agree. Reffing should be consistent across the country and accountable. Other than the clock and the arc, every one of the points mentioned are simply rules they don't call right... and certain coaches do whatever they can to keep them from being called... and some coaches (cough, cough, K, cough) predicate their entire systems on them not being called correctly.

 

[Tom79]

Ah, the good old days, when refs called palming...oh, wait, nevermind...

 

[Bubspub88]

Really hope college basketball doesn't turn into the NFL. The NFL is almost unbearable to watch because of all the added points of emphasis every single year. There's a flag every other play.

Welcome to how the rest of college basketball feels watching dook play - a foul every other play, it's just not called. Tyus Jones initiated more contact driving to the basket than any player I can recall. Countless dook players have done extended legs at 45 degree angles on 3 pointers. And those are just the ones on offense. I cannot even keep up with the flops to get a charge and the constant hand-checking on defense. I really do wish they would actually call those thing instead of simply emphasizing them. K emphasizes 'em enough in practice.

 

[Heelicious]

Nice post Gary. It was funny hearing a Dookbag comment on this post. In those points of emphasis, it was pretty easy for me to visualize an individual specific Dookie who was the poster child for violating each point of emphasis. Whether its Okafor bull rushing guys in the paint, or their guards blatantly jumping into defenders to draw fouls, or the whole team hand checking the crap out of perimeter players.....

if the NCAA / ACC officials were really serious about enforcing these "points of emphasis", what recourse would K and the Dookies have? It's pretty much empty intentions I suppose made to have fans and coaches feel better.

 

[gary-7]

Nice post Gary. It was funny hearing a Dookbag comment on this post. In those points of emphasis, it was pretty easy for me to visualize an individual specific Dookie who was the poster child for violating each point of emphasis. Whether its Okafor bull rushing guys in the paint, or their guards blatantly jumping into defenders to draw fouls, or the whole team hand checking the crap out of perimeter players.....

if the NCAA / ACC officials were really serious about enforcing these "points of emphasis", what recourse would K and the Dookies have? It's pretty much empty intentions I suppose made to have fans and coaches feel better.

Dude! I like it. Send each ref an illustrated handbook, and for each violation use the appropriate dook player in an action photo (although, after the O'Bannon court ruling they'll probably have to pay each dookie for using his likeness)

 

[ChapelHeeled]

Dude! I like it. Send each ref an illustrated handbook, and for each violation use the appropriate dook player in an action photo (although, after the O'Bannon court ruling they'll probably have to pay each dookie for using his likeness)

LOL Gary...I would be of the same opinion. The arm bar ought to be a real dooz(K)ie when it is first implemented. I think that there might indeed be some coaches who will attempt to tell the officials what the RULE ACTUALLY means (upon interpretation). Just a thought but I think we might get to see some strange calls here...

 

[DSouthr]

You mean duke cannot bump cutters, sure the rule change didn't say any team EXCEPT duke can not bump the cutters? I suspect that is the way it will be enforced...

When in the heck are they going to do something to limit the physical contact on kids diving for loose balls on the floor, it many times looks like something you would find in the WWE. That and getting camera crews out of the players way at both ends of the court, they need to protect these players. WE already have a rule book, freakin enforce the rules in the darn book, this point of emphasis stuff is nonsense because they rules should already cover this bull. You were never supposed to be allowed to jump in to a defender, you were never suppose to be able to bump cutters or grab them (a duke favorite) off the ball. Coaches teach players to break the existing rules because they know the refs don't call certain things that the rule book actually addresses. Punish that team and that coach by calling the stinking fouls. And to think at one time K accused Dean of having a double standard...

 

[Tom79]

Don't hold back David, you're on a roll! I agree, the rules are already in place, enforce the rules dang it.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Without ratty's points of emphasis regarding the fact that the refs can't call everything some of his peeps wouldn't even have been on the court. Blojo for example could never have guarded any ACC pgs without grabbing/kicking/jumping in on both ends. The one I hate the most is that puke teaches them to flop on D, but then they go a step further and tell them to pull the defender down on top of them!

That being said, NOBODY believes they will actually call these things properly, especially in HIS!