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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
Are you as fed up as I am with the officiating in the college game? I have hated pro basketball for years for the same reason, it is ugly and the rules of basketball go unenforced. Jay Bilas stated this week what I have been saying for some time, that it is ruining the game. Traveling, carrying the ball, and lane violations might as well not exist. The ballhandler is going to get mugged, anyone who drives the lane will get mauled, and anyone trying to shoot in the lane will get assaulted, mostly without a foul being called. All this makes for a game that is more hockey than basketball and is virtually unwatchable. I played and coached the sport and I hate to see it turn into this. In my opinion the referees need to be commanded to call the game by the rules and the coaches need to be informed that if your teams continue to play this style they will end up with everyone on the bench having fouled out. End of rant!
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I couldn't agree more, Coach. The college game more and more resembles those that used to be seen only on playgrounds and between teams led by attention-starved AAU coaches. In the average game today, there are more hands on bodies than there are in massage parlors. Refs refuse to make calls late in games; bodies flop all over the court trying to draw charging fouls; defense players are allowed to guard opponents from inside the opponents jerseys rather than from the outside; big name coaches intimidate officials by black balling them from key games. Much of this trend is the result of the big money nature of college basketball. Maybe the game would regain much of its beauty if college basketball was again played by real students instead of want-to-be pros. The NBA should provide its own minor leagues. End of rant!