re: How badly does College Basketball need a change?

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You say this:

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fundamentals of basketball.


Then say this:
Wouldn't being able to play defense without using your hands and body be considered good fundamentals?

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Valid point, however clearly, being more strict on this rule in college basketball hasn't improved the product one bit. Players still dribble the ball for 30 seconds and clank jump shots. Pro basketball players get in foul trouble with these rules, and pro teams are more equipped to deal with foul trouble because they are deeper teams.

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College zones are just terrible because how much it just clogs the paint.

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Space the floor properly so they can't double so easily.

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Throw it in to the post and it is really easy to double team. Try to work hi low, but the paint is too clogged. Try to drive and kick, same issue.

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It's not easy if you space the floor properly and move the ball. Sure, you can't go Hakeem Olajuwon and make 5 post moves in one possession because the double teams come, but learn to move the ball when the defense gets out of position.

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Throw in the fact of how physical college officials have allowed the game to get and you can see why attacking the zone has gotten more difficult to pull off.

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Fouls called per possession this season are slightly higher than they were in 1997-1998. It has nothing to do with the officials allowing more physicality. It has more to do with players having no idea how to fundamentally attack a zone.