Measure passes to move 3-point line back
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I just saw this as well and was going to post. This means yet another line on the court since the women's line didn't change. What next?
Yeah...this will be quite confusing on courts that have both NBA and men's/women's college games.
Won't take place until '08 if approved.
Won't take place until '08 if approved.
I can't see how this rule can be viewed as a good thing. The current 3 point line is the great equalizer in sports, allows a less talented team to compete with the best...if they can make 3's.
I like it! Move the line! I can drain from the Highschool line. NCAA scolorship athletes should be able to shoot the three from 20'9". It is only a foot farther, with thier strength and conditioning it should be a non-factor.
We may have to color code the lines for the zebras though. Blue is for boys and pink is for girls....can you handle that Hightower? Gooood.
We may have to color code the lines for the zebras though. Blue is for boys and pink is for girls....can you handle that Hightower? Gooood.
I really see no reason to do it. What's the point. It's not like the score of a game right now is 150-160. I think it makes the games a little more exciting where it's at. It's a little easier to make a game tying shot from the old three point line. Oh well.
I'm with CyTom on this issue. I'm not a fan of the change. Overall NCAA three-point shooting percentages are still in the high 30's, which is not an indication that it is too easy. The three-pointer has revolutionized the college game and made it much more exciting. What's to gain by jacking with the rule and making it even more difficult for a good-shooting, fundamentally sound team to compete with a team full of top talent and future NBA players?
Also, aesthetically, the current three-point line just looks right. It forms a perfect arc right along the top of the key. Not only will a new three-point line mess with the appearance of the court, but having different three-point lines for the women's game (and possibly the NBA) will look horrible -- and be hopelessly confusing.
Finally, if they're going to move the thee-point line, why not move it to the international distance of 20'6"? Wouldn't it make more sense to create more consistency in the rules between the international game and the college game rather than make them even more disparate?
1 other thing. Is the 3 point line broke where it's at now. Last I heard if it's not broke, don't fix it.
Also they pulled some rule changes last year in football for no reason. I am pretty sure that changing stuff with any sport for no reason is a bad idea.
Also they pulled some rule changes last year in football for no reason. I am pretty sure that changing stuff with any sport for no reason is a bad idea.
With the NCAA's fabulous track record of actually listening to the fans whose financial contributions allow it to exist in the first place, I'm sure our letters or e-mails would be verrrrry persuasive. :rolleyes5cz: (Actually, I think you've got a great idea there, mjones34, I just can't help but be pessimistic when I think of the out-of-touch monolith that is the NCAA...)
Much ado about nothing. This should not change the overall shooting % for 3 pointers. I will be surprised if it does. It barely made a difference in the NBA from 94-98 when they moved it in 1'9". Shooting is shooting and a shooter will adjust. Glad we have something to talk about in May though.
The present distance is such that it tempts players who really have no business shooting 3-ptrs in the first place to attempt the shot anyway. I expect the 3-pt % to stay about the same (or maybe even increase slightly) if this rule is enacted, because the players who actually have outside shooting skills will still be taking and making 3-ptrs, and the ones that have no business shooting 3-ptrs will stop taking them (or sit on the bench).
Fundamentally sound teams won't be hurt by this rule change, because fundamentally sound teams primarily rely on passing, cutting, ball handling skills, discipline when running offesenive sets, and defense. The teams that will be hurt are the ones that aren't fundamentally sound (i.e. the ones that pass the ball around the perimeter and hoist up a 3-ptr when they get bored).
I agree here.
I agree, and I think it has the ability to be ultimately helpful to us as I see us becoming an interior oriented team under McD.
This is a great point. I think we saw the last of a perimeter shooting dominated team under G-Mac last season.
