The Pros And Cons Of NCAA Mens Basketball

NCAA Mens Basketball is one of the most watched sports in the United States. Fans gather around any and every television they can, just to watch their team battle against their rivals. At the end of a long season, full of blood, sweat, and passion, is a tournament. This tournament, conveniently named after the month it falls in, is one of the most famous postseasons in all of sports. March Madness is 3 weeks of upsets, heart racing finishes, and what some call “bad referees”. These bad referees may call some fouls incorrectly, but most of the blame can go to poor rules in the rulebook. The NCAA looked to fix this over the past off-season. With adding the new rules and refinements, NCAA was able to keep the basketball games integrity

Being perfect is always a goal for everyone, but is practically impossible. "The key this time, however, is consistency" (Auerbach). Obviously being perfect is a feature everyone wants to have, but it just will not happen. The next best thing would be computer aided referees or robots. Having robots has pros and cons as does having humans. "The other part of it is that we 're just not enforcing these rules to the extent that we expect" (Auerbach). When teams practice, many of them bring in referees to spectate the game and enforce rules. The problem with humans being the referees is the inconsistency between everybody. One person may see contact as being a charge while another person may see it as a blocking foul. This can easily be demonstrated by listening to the crowds. The fans will almost always side with what is better for their

After seemingly never ending dwindling scores, the NCAA decided to shorten the shot clock to speed up positions and thus create more. Looking at the different leagues around the country, the shock clock is one of the most diversified rules there is. Teams go from high school level where in some states the shot clock is non-existent to the NBA where there is 24 seconds to shoot. "In an effort to speed up the pace of the game and curtail the number of 45-42 final scores..." (Local). Scores are overall the most important item in a game as it obviously how a team wins. A team scores more than their opponent and that is it. When the league noticed a trend of lower and lower scores they knew that had to act. By shortening the shot clock their theory was that they would shorten the time of each possession and in turn getting more points. "the shot-clock change might affect defensive philosophy more than it increases scoring" (Auerbach). Another benefit of the shortened shot clock is the fact that defense is going to have to step up for the increased offensive speed. When teams have 5 less seconds to shoot, slower paced offenses are going to have to speed up just enough to not get a violation. Defenses that play against slower teams are able to get back on defense and set up shop before the opponents get