Tournament Day 1- the first guy posting in this thread is gay

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

This is like the "ACC player" thing all over again. Maybe the argument can't be resolved. Let's agree to disagree, and rather than arguing, make veiled snarky references to each other's positions whenever we have nothing better to argue about.

i accept your terms, mrs hanlan. 25/12 good buddy

[HJS]

I think the shot clock is not long enough. The shorter clock murders offense. That's why the NBA basically has one half court play - the pick and roll. It sucks.

agreed. shortening the shot clock turns this into a game of H.O.R.S.E. let them play basketball and allow them enough time to perform basketball moves.

if you instant gratification fucking millenials want something different, go watch a dunk contest on high speed

Every team in the NBA with a competent coach runs more sets in 24 seconds than any college team will run in 35. Force the players/coaches to speed it up a bit and they will adapt.

going with "quality of basketball played in the nba" is not going to get you any support here.

is dribbling still required in the nba or has it turned into more of a rugby with baskets?

The NBA is garbage and the NCAA is doing what it can to mimic that dumpster fire of professional sports. Make them stay 3. As for the "oh noes top kids already on the take will play professionally in China!!!!"... Good. Fuck'em. I'd rather watch the comedy of them being malcontents on the bench in some foreign land than have them cashing booster checks while mumbling through interviews about the tough "General Studies" major they are studying.

As for the 1-and-dones bringing competitive balance... if there is validity to the argument it is because it devalues the entire product such that Don and Cornell can pop a Sweet 16 run once every other decade with a senior-laden squad.

[twballgame9]

The insistence of some members of this board that taking the highest quality players and coaches from the college game and forming a league out of them results in a lower quality of play has always been ridiculous. I've always thought it was like reading the opinion of a man who was obsessed with minor league baseball but turned his nose up at the major leagues. Hey, they're all prima donnas, right? And the minor league refs are so much more consistent! And minor leaguers have so much more heart! Anyone who understands baseball knows the major leagues is an inferior product!

the athletes of the nba and their athletic ability is far superior to the college game. no one will argue that. whether the 10 players on the court are playing "basketball" is arguable.

No it's not. They are not.