Re: Changes coming to college hoops?

[Zuke]

In article <address@hidden>,
jon breiner <address@hidden> wrote:
> I dunno, Zuke.  I have always thought the 3-point line was way too close.  I
> can make them for criminy sake!  I do not think the NBA line of 23 some odd
> feet is good, but the Internat'l line is perfect.  I like the replay rule,
> but I am not sure I want to see a 16 foot lane.  But if the 3-point line
> gets moved back, widening the lane would prevent the big guys from camping
> down low.

Can you make them in the time span you get in an NCAA game with a defender
coming into your face?

I saw an NCAA team, it might have been Troy State who I thought employed a
great strategy.  They set up a good two feet behind the 3 point line and
threw it up from there.  I wonder how much your percentage goes down if you
just move a foot or so back.  Obviously you are going to get much better
looks.

Anyway, a line change will drastically change the game and I think the 
only beneficiaries will be the teams with access to the better bigger
athletes.  Look at the NBA, surprisingly a lot of the good three point
guys are not little guys but big guys.
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