Some teams are headed in the right direction...OU beats KSU 85-68
Aubrey has 6 rebounds and 11 pts on 4-5 shooting and 3-3 from 3.
Some teams are headed in the right direction...OU beats KSU 85-68
Aubrey has 6 rebounds and 11 pts on 4-5 shooting and 3-3 from 3.
I learned something a couple of days ago. College (men and women) ONLY have 5 second closely guarded while holding the ball. NFHS still has while holding and dribbling. Thus in high school if closely guarded you can catch the ball, hold for 4 seconds, dribble for 4 seconds and hold for 4 seconds. In college, if you are dribbling, there is no count. It was explained, that is due to the shot clock. It was felt there is no need to have the closely guarded while dribbling, but kept the holding portion for when teams trap and contain a player with the ball and they are having difficulty getting a pass off.Since this is about other women's basketball issues and clock issue calls came up in another thread I think with a shot clock the 5 second call is useless. There is the issue is the player guarding close enough or does the ball handler move enough so no one official calls it the same. And as I said you have a shot clock so why add another rule to confuse already confused officials.
The shot clock in Iowa high school basketball was LONG overdue. A few years back Lamoni had the #1 or 2 ranked team in the state. High flying...big scoring team (two went on to be college all-Americans. The team that beat them at state just used the old Lute Olsen four corners offense. Pass, dribble, pass, dribble...never put up a shot unless there was a break down. Lamoni could score in 5-10 seconds each time...the other team would take up to 1:30 or 2:00 per possession. To me that's not basketball.I learned something a couple of days ago. College (men and women) ONLY have 5 second closely guarded while holding the ball. NFHS still has while holding and dribbling. Thus in high school if closely guarded you can catch the ball, hold for 4 seconds, dribble for 4 seconds and hold for 4 seconds. In college, if you are dribbling, there is no count. It was explained, that is due to the shot clock. It was felt there is no need to have the closely guarded while dribbling, but kept the holding portion for when teams trap and contain a player with the ball and they are having difficulty getting a pass off.
That makes sense to me. If high schools ever all go to shot clock (which I have liked in Iowa so far), I would like to see that change for that level too.
Creighton could have tied but with seconds left missed two free throws.Home cooking extravaganza in Connecticut helps UCONN survive Creighton, 62-60.
Crazy night in the conference.
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Three Thoughts on Wednesday's Big 12 Women's Basketball Games
There were three Big 12 women’s basketball matchups across the conference on Wednesday. Here are three thoughts on those games. OU Stays in Title Race The No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners (21-4, 11-3 in Big 12) cruised past Texas Tech (16-10, 4-9), 84-57. OU was up 26-13 at the end of the first quarter...www.heartlandcollegesports.com
Team | Big 12 Record | Pct. | Home | Away | Streak | Overall Record | Pct. | Home | Away | Neutral | Streak |
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Texas | 11-3 | .786 | 7-0 | 4-3 | L1 | 20-7 | .741 | 13-1 | 5-4 | 2-2 | L1 |
Oklahoma | 11-3 | .786 | 6-1 | 5-2 | W5 | 21-4 | .840 | 12-1 | 7-3 | 2-0 | W5 |
Iowa State | 8-5 | .615 | 6-1 | 2-4 | W1 | 16-7 | .696 | 11-1 | 3-5 | 2-1 | W1 |
Oklahoma State | 8-5 | .615 | 6-1 | 2-4 | W4 | 18-7 | .720 | 13-2 | 3-4 | 2-1 | W4 |
West Virginia | 7-6 | .538 | 5-2 | 2-4 | W2 | 16-8 | .667 | 11-2 | 2-5 | 3-1 | W2 |
Baylor | 7-6 | .538 | 3-3 | 4-3 | L3 | 16-9 | .640 | 10-4 | 4-3 | 2-2 | L3 |
Kansas | 6-7 | .462 | 4-2 | 2-5 | L1 | 16-8 | .667 | 11-2 | 4-6 | 1-0 | L1 |
Texas Tech | 4-9 | .308 | 2-4 | 2-5 | L3 | 16-10 | .615 | 11-5 | 3-5 | 2-0 | L3 |
Kansas State | 4-9 | .308 | 4-3 | 0-6 | W1 | 15-11 | .577 | 12-3 | 0-6 | 3-2 | W1 |
TCU | 0-13 | .000 | 0-6 | 0-7 | L13 | 6-18 | .250 | 6-9 | 0-9 | 0-0 | L13 |
So….you’re saying there's a chance?
Team Big 12 Record Pct. Home Away Streak Overall Record Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Texas 11-3 .786 7-0 4-3 L1 20-7 .741 13-1 5-4 2-2 L1 Oklahoma 11-3 .786 6-1 5-2 W5 21-4 .840 12-1 7-3 2-0 W5 Iowa State 8-5 .615 6-1 2-4 W1 16-7 .696 11-1 3-5 2-1 W1 Oklahoma State 8-5 .615 6-1 2-4 W4 18-7 .720 13-2 3-4 2-1 W4 West Virginia 7-6 .538 5-2 2-4 W2 16-8 .667 11-2 2-5 3-1 W2 Baylor 7-6 .538 3-3 4-3 L3 16-9 .640 10-4 4-3 2-2 L3 Kansas 6-7 .462 4-2 2-5 L1 16-8 .667 11-2 4-6 1-0 L1 Texas Tech 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 L3 16-10 .615 11-5 3-5 2-0 L3 Kansas State 4-9 .308 4-3 0-6 W1 15-11 .577 12-3 0-6 3-2 W1 TCU 0-13 .000 0-6 0-7 L13 6-18 .250 6-9 0-9 0-0 L13
Now I feel less terrible about losing in Manhattan and more terrible about losing to Baylor.Crazy night in the conference.
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Three Thoughts on Wednesday's Big 12 Women's Basketball Games
There were three Big 12 women’s basketball matchups across the conference on Wednesday. Here are three thoughts on those games. OU Stays in Title Race The No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners (21-4, 11-3 in Big 12) cruised past Texas Tech (16-10, 4-9), 84-57. OU was up 26-13 at the end of the first quarter...www.heartlandcollegesports.com
This may be how they are supposed to call it but watch games and the way it is called is different per official. I still go back to we have a shot clock so there is no need for the 5 second rule. Much like 3 seconds in the lane that is again not a consistent call.I learned something a couple of days ago. College (men and women) ONLY have 5 second closely guarded while holding the ball. NFHS still has while holding and dribbling. Thus in high school if closely guarded you can catch the ball, hold for 4 seconds, dribble for 4 seconds and hold for 4 seconds. In college, if you are dribbling, there is no count. It was explained, that is due to the shot clock. It was felt there is no need to have the closely guarded while dribbling, but kept the holding portion for when teams trap and contain a player with the ball and they are having difficulty getting a pass off.
That makes sense to me. If high schools ever all go to shot clock (which I have liked in Iowa so far), I would like to see that change for that level too.