Stall-ball is AWESOME!

[FerryFor50]

During the Harvard/New Mexico game, I thought I heard one commentator say that Harvard's offensive strategy is to go fast and hard for the first 10-12 seconds... and if there's no shot, then slow down, look for a good shot, and if not there, then take it hard for the last 10-12 seconds of the shot clock. Seems like a controlled stall ball.

I wonder where Harvard's coach learned that...

[ice-9]

What about... normal 5 fouls. But after the 5th foul, player sits out for 2-4 minutes, then gets back in after the next media timeout... or something like that. Then, after 3 or so of this (after 5 fouls), player then "fouls out" and cannot get back in the game.

I never understood why college basketball doesn't just adopt the rules of the NBA en masse.

I understand that in a previous era, the maturity of a college player was vastly different to a professional one. But in this modern era, the distinction is blurred. I say make it 48 minutes, 6 fouls per player, farther 3-point line, et. al.