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Games Will Be Boring
“For all you super fans, this Thursday and Friday will have
more good basketball on TV than there has ever been before
in a two day period. My brother Dave figures a person with
cable TV can watch 14 hours of live college basketball each
day as the NCAA field narrows from 64 to 32, and he has plans
to watch about 11 or 12 hours on both days. : :
I’m not that much of a fan. When I think of watching that
much basketball, the first thing that comes to my mind is how
boring all those endings will be as coaches instruct their
players to foul “intentionally” and then call all those time-
outs to stop the clock. :
I have a solution to these problems, some of which I have
tried out during the summers at the Prep Stars Invitational
~All Star Basketball Camp. For example, we GIVE a point for
a foul and let the offensive team retain possession. College
coaches like this rule, at least at summer camp, because it
enables them to see who can really play defense--without foul-
ing. Fouls, of course, are committed less often because
players realize quickly that fouling never plays.
you don’t like the idea of giving a point, then why not one
free throw plus the ball--just like a technical foul? I think a
technical foul is an appropriate Density for end-of-game
fouls, and I think it would add a lot to the game, both by
speeding it up and by forcing teams to play basketball at the
end instead of H-O-R-S-E, the standing, shooting game that
kids often play on playgrounds.
Another rule I would like to see changed regards the time-
“outs that Dean Smith has taught the basketball world to con-
serve until the end of a game. In his typical style, Smith has
made the most of the strategy, but the game has suffered in
long.
othe Roa, A good change, which I imagine Dean Smith
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d support, would be to make all end-of-game time-outs
(time-outs, say, in the last three minutes) just ten seconds
Ten second time-outs would give a well-prepared coach like
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Smith sufficient time to call a set offense or defense, or time
to put in a substitute, and of course they would sto the clock,
which is the primary reason they are called. Right now it is
just a quirk of the rules—-and because of coaches’ desires to
talk, talk, talk--that time-outs take so much time even though
everyone realizes they are called for the purpose of stopping:
the clock.
We have another rule which we use regularly at Prep Stars,
which I particularly like, although it is a more radical depar-
ture from the rules you are accustomed to. Every time the
ball goes out of bounds, it changes possession. The thinking is
this: no offense ever plans for a deflection. In other words,
players realize, when a ball goes of bounds, that they have
done something wrong, though often they retain possession.
With the automatic change-of-possession rule, referees no
longer have to watch carefully who hit the ball out, and there
is consequently much less arguing over calls. There are other
benefits as well. A shot blocked out of bounds is, even now, ap-
plauded as a good defensive play, yet the offense still gets it
out and gets to try again. With the change-of-possession rule,
the defense gets the ball and gets to savor the good play. It
works the same way with any deflection out of bounds. In
‘other words, good defense is rewarded, and the game is
speeded up.
You can think about these rules as you're watching the
NCAA playoffs, though only the absence of the 45 second rule
will be talked about by commentators. Duke and NC State
seem to be the two teams best able to play with no shot clock.
Both have the team speed to effectively pressure teams who
try to stall on them, and Duke especially should be able to
stall quite well on its own should they get a lead near the end.
Carolina and Georgia Tech, on the other hand, will need to get
ahead in their NCAA games, otherwise their big frontlines
will soon become liabilities rather than assets. Big players
are not traditionally good at pressuring a deliberate team in-
to turnovers. But then again, it will all depend on the different
pairings as to who will finally benefit or be hurt by the
absense of the shot clock. And of course, with the ACC this
year, who can say what will happen? It’s time to just sit back
and enjoy--28 hours worth, or all that you can.
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Only Clemson Can
Restore The Shine
A “Academics, without question, must be established as the number one
priority of this institution”. —David Senn, president, Clemson
Faculty Senate.)
That's a noble sentiment. But it’s easier said than done. When
Clemson President Bill ‘Atchley. resigned under pressure, while
Athletic Director Bill McLellan stayed on with other duties, the
school’s priorities came under question.
This is sad. Clemson's a fine university. Its graduates are leaders
in business, industry and government. This year alone, five students
were named Fulbright Fellows. Tiger alumni are among the most
loyal and supportive in the nation. But things clearly have gotten
out of hand. ; 2
The hope here is that Clemson will bring in a strong president
and give him the authority to make athletics subordinate to
academics. Unless this happens, the fine reputation the school has
built over the years will continue to be tarnished. Only Clemson can
restore the shine.
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Phil Niekro should become the 17th pitcher in history to win
300 games. He needs 16 victories, the same number he got last
year ... Quote: ‘There may be braver guys out there, smarter guys
out there, but for the first time | really feel like I've got control of
myself’ —Neil Bonnett after winning the Carolina 500 ... In this age
of Lions and Tigers and Hurricanes and Devils and Demons you
gotta like the University of Delaware athletic teams; theyre the Blue
Hens.
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Call me old-fashioned, but this business of naming stock car
races after commercial products leaves me cold. We now have races
named after banks and beers, soft drinks and chickens, spark plugs
and cigarettes, headache remedies and diamond mines. Are we
soon to see the ‘Sweet Snuff Super Bowl”, the “Chew-A-Chaw’’
World Series, the ‘‘Chug-A-Lug Rose Bowl” ... ad infinitem, ad
nauseum? Probably so. Money has a big mouth; when it talks, pro-
moters listen. ~
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1 wonder what Bobby Knight would have done if one of his
players had thrown a chair across the basketball court—as Knight
himself did. He'd have benched him for the year, no doubt ... I have
this feeling that all ACC teams in the NCAA playoffs will find :
themselves back home fairly early in the competition. But, | had the
same feeling when N.C. State began its long climb to the national
title 2 years ago ... Prediction: Brad Daugherty will make a fine
pro; he's smooth, has a fine touch, and is only 19. He's also 7 feet—
at least. a ;
Sports Briefs
Dixie Youth Meeting,
Registration Scheduled
There will be an organizational meeting for all Dixie Youth
baseball caoches Monday at 7 p.m. at the Kings Mountain
Community Center. :
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Registration for Dixie Youth baseball will be held Frida
from 7-9 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Community Center. All
boys and girls ages seven through 12 are eligible to play.
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