re: Eliminating the 3 point shot

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'm not for eliminating the 3 point shot, however I do believe the 3 point line needs to be pushed back in college basketball.

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Absolutely.

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I think it is much more rewarding to watch a team work the ball around for a high percentage shot than having a player just throwing up bombs from the parking lot.

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Do you think people are just throwing up low percentage 3s all game?

I agree with much of what you have said but also appreciate the way the three keeps things interesting as games go down to the wire. So, my proposal would be to have three point shots count only near the end (say, last two minutes) of each half.

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The 3 point shot has done a lot to take away the art of the game, that is, working the ball through team work and strategy to get the ball near the basket for a shot. The 3 pointer has done a lot to eliminate the original intent of the game. I think it is much more rewarding to watch a team work the ball around for a high percentage shot than having a player just throwing up bombs from the parking lot.

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Preach

I know it will never revert, but I liked the college game better when there was no 3 pt shot, no shot clock, and defenses could force 3 second calls. And amazingly enough, we still saw teams get to the 80's and 90's at times. Considering that was always 2 pts at a time instead of going by 3's, that meant those games were paced even faster than what we see now.

I liked that we had well-defined roles for all five guys on the court, and that if you were missing one role you'd be in trouble. Ain't the same game now. Centers are useless, you can get by with a forward and a bunch of guards.

I agree with you, OP. I was a student during the Dale Brown heyday - there was no shot clock and no 3 point shot. I thought college basketball was the best sport in the world and I could watch any D1 college game on espn that was playing.

I can't even watch college basketball anymore. it's just running and jumping and 3 point shots.

NBA is imho just a shade higher than professional wrestling. crappiest "real" sport out there.

but, as many have suggested people like me do - I just don't watch. I can't even watch LSU roundball when they are good. the game just sucks too bad for me.

If anything, they should add a 4-pt. line. It makes sense the way some NBA teams play now.

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there was no shot clock and no 3 point shot. I thought college basketball was the best sport in the world and I could watch any D1 college game on espn that was playing.

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the game is a hell of a lot better now than back then (ignoring the one-and-done issue).

No shot clock was awful. And the 3-point shot opens up the lane. An improvement would be moving the line out a bit further because it's too easy of a shot now.

We can also eliminate:

Small California college baseball teams
Alabama football
Oklahoma gymnastics program,
and the 635 football coaches smarter than ours.

Than it would be on!

Dude. The game still does the same shite, its just not all compacted within the paint.

The offense works the ball around the floor through team work and strategy for the best shot up close OR the best shot from 3 point land. a good shot up close or an open 3pt has become a high percentage shot. AMAZING!

Teams would just play zone and take away the high-percentage shot so you would have to resort to outside shots to get them out of the zone and get a low-post game going again.
It's all relative and if you design your offense right and the players execute the offense right, you are way more versatile and dynamic as an offense if you have an inside/outside game. It spreads the defense out where double teams are harder to pull off without leaving a man wide open and creates driving lanes which leads to open 3's or dishing the ball to big men for layups/dunks.