NCAA Men's Basketball Rule Changes Will Open Up The Game

The possessions will be shorter and players can now dunk during warmups. One “innovation” seems necessary and another feels awesome, but the two together will change the game. The 30-second shot clock is guaranteed to promote pace and pregame dunking will give the NCAA something its suits were always afraid of — style.

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Mark Cuban put it bluntly last April, the NCAA has to shorten the shot clock in men’s basketball.

We loved March Madness, but the reality was creeping in. The pace is slow, the shooting is atrocious and the players play tight.

Thirty seconds is perfect and it won’t turn NCAA basketball into the run ‘n’ gun of the NBA. Truth is, nobody should want that. The NCAA just doesn’t contain the talent to carry a 24-seconds-per-possession game.

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According to NCAA.com, Scoring in Division I men’s basketball dipped to 67.6 points a game last season. Enough is enough. Speed it up and let the players have some fun. Student sections don’t need much to get going, but pregame dunks will take arenas to their maximum amperage. Loose players shoot better, loose players play with rhythm and flow — a flow to the game that’s long been turbulent under the reign of arcane rules.

Can you imagine the spectacle of March Madness now that it’ll showcase a game worth watching?

Heads won’t roll, heads will explode.

Jerry Landry is a writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow Jerry on Twitter at @Jerry2Landry, “Like” him on Facebook or add him on Google.