[washingtonismoney]

Is itjust me or am I correct in saying that there has been a ton of truly lousy basketball played in the first couple rounds? That and the typical NCAA over officiating has made for, in my opinion, a lot of bad basketball. There have been some exceptions. But when I have watched – not very damn good

Yeah, NCAA basketball has turned very poor -- like what the NBA was around 2000-6 or so. A lot of hacks, poor offense, no movement, etc. A lot of people will blame the one-and-done trend, but I think that has nothing to do with it; there are what, maybe a dozen or so guys a year who spend only one year in college. That doesn't explain it. Instead, I'd point the finger at:

1) the refs, who don't call hand-checking but love to call terrible charges. that biases the game to bad defense
2) the rules: the close three-point line removes spacing and the zoning rules are too loose, which constricts the game
3) the coaches, who seemingly have no idea how to coach offense.

[washingtonismoney]

Is itjust me or am I correct in saying that there has been a ton of truly lousy basketball played in the first couple rounds? That and the typical NCAA over officiating has made for, in my opinion, a lot of bad basketball. There have been some exceptions. But when I have watched – not very damn good

Yeah, NCAA basketball has turned very poor -- like what the NBA was around 2000-6 or so. A lot of hacks, poor offense, no movement, etc. A lot of people will blame the one-and-done trend, but I think that has nothing to do with it; there are what, maybe a dozen or so guys a year who spend only one year in college. That doesn't explain it. Instead, I'd point the finger at:

1) the refs, who don't call hand-checking but love to call terrible charges. that biases the game to bad defense
2) the rules: the close three-point line removes spacing and the zoning rules are too loose, which constricts the game
3) the coaches, who seemingly have no idea how to coach offense.