He's now in his 80s (I actually thought he was dead--sorry Vic--until I saw this story), and has some ideas about how to make the college game better. I have to say I'm in complete agreement with every one of his suggestions. What do you guys think?
"I'd like to see a wider lane like the pros," Bubas said during a talk at the Raleigh Sports Club this past Wednesday. "The college game is too much like a wrestling match under the boards. The game needs more finesse and less power."
Other suggestions:
* A 30-second shot clock instead of the 35-second time limit men use.
"If women can get off a shot in 30 seconds, so can the men," he said. "30 seconds is plenty long."
* A designated area under the basket like the NBA has to aid officials in making the charge-block call.
"We need to help the officials,'' he said. "That call is a tough one to make."
* Expand the 3-point line from 20 feet, 9 inches.
* Adopt a rule -- like baseball -- that requires a player who enters college to play three years before becoming eligible for the NBA Draft.
And a pretty funny story:
Much has changed since the 1960s, especially the arenas. Back then there were some cracker-box gyms, like at Clemson before the Tigers moved into LittleJohn Coliseum.
Bubas recalled giving instructions during a time-out there, looking up and seeing a Clemson student's head in his Duke huddle.
"He said: 'Hey coach, that ain't gonna work!'"
"Get outta here!" Bubas bellowed.
1 comment:
The only one I'm not sold on is expanding the 3 point line. I think that may have the effect of discouraging the outside shot and encouraging less spacing and more contact, which seems the opposite of what he's looking for.
Post a Comment