The NCAA men's basketball rules committee recommended 5 rule changes for the next year. These rule changes aren't final, but most of the recommendations will probably become rules:
1)
EXPERIMENTAL - NIT only - Six foul rule. A player fouls out when he has either a) four fouls in a half or b) six fouls total in a game.
2) Team timeouts can replace media timeouts. For example, if a team calls a timeout with 17:00 left in the half, that counts as the 16:00 media timeout and the next media timeout is the first whistle under 12:00.
3) Refs can call a technical foul for flopping
4) Greater use of technology, live stats, etc on the bench
5) Shot clocks can display tenths of seconds
Most of these rules won't have a noticeable impact on the game, but I like the timeout rule and think it will help games flow better.
On the other hand, I hate the foul rule and think it will lead to unintended consequences. I can see any player with a high percentage look getting hacked at the end of the first half because the fouls are "use it or lose it" so you might as well foul and make a guy shoot 2. It could lead to a parade of low percentage shooters going to the free throw line.
I'm curious, what does the rest of Ramblermania think about the proposed rule changes.
Article for reference:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... XzueFp4K8k