Is Offensive Basketball Dead in the College Game?

[Sooner04]

I don't think I've ever seen so many college basketball fans on a college basketball forum claiming the NBA game was more fun to watch.

I'm not. I'm saying coaches are trying to take some of the things that work offensively in the NBA (isos) and put them into college. My theory is that those models are doomed to fail because of the long shot clock, narrow lane and lack of a charge circle.

I love the passion of the college game, but the NBA got things right a few years ago when they assisted the offense. I guess they grew tired of 85-80 games in the playoffs and decided to throw the "O" a bone.

 

[gracefor24]

I'm not. I'm saying coaches are trying to take some of the things that work offensively in the NBA (isos) and put them into college. My theory is that those models are doomed to fail because of the long shot clock, narrow lane and lack of a charge circle.

I love the passion of the college game, but the NBA got things right a few years ago when they assisted the offense. I guess they grew tired of 85-80 games in the playoffs and decided to throw the "O" a bone.

+1!!

And bigabd, I mentioned the shot clock in my first post. The offense has to move much quicker and the game flows better with a shorter shot clock, imo.

 

[Cheno]

I don't think I've ever seen so many college basketball fans on a college basketball forum claiming the NBA game was more fun to watch.

To me it's more fun to watch KU or OU play. Or like a big game like Duke/North Carolina....but 90% of the college games are much more boring than watching the NBA. I'll take an NBA game on TV any day over say an average college game like a Texas A&M vs Okie State. Sorry but it's much more interesting to me to watch Kevin Durant vs Carmello than listening to crappy announcers and watch a Keiton Page vs Donald Sloan matchup.

 

[NickZepp]

Wow, hyperbole much? The NBA game, despite more fouls called (though the game is longer) is much more free flowing than the college game.

You are real limited on defense in the NBA now because of how defense is called. Even compared to the 90s and earlier and you weren't allowed to play zone defense.

 

[gracefor24]

You are real limited on defense in the NBA now because of how defense is called. Even compared to the 90s and earlier and you weren't allowed to play zone defense.

Not really, they just really limited hand checking on the perimeter and bumping people in the lane which isn't defense anyways. It shouldn't have been a part of basketball but the league allowed it to happen.

If you watch the classic NBA era in the 80's they didn't allow hand checking, though it was still physical. It really started with the late 80's Piston teams who started playing extremely physical leading into the Riley Knick era teams.

 

[gracefor24]

To me it's more fun to watch KU or OU play. Or like a big game like Duke/North Carolina....but 90% of the college games are much more boring than watching the NBA. I'll take an NBA game on TV any day over say an average college game like a Texas A&M vs Okie State. Sorry but it's much more interesting to me to watch Kevin Durant vs Carmello than listening to crappy announcers and watch a Keiton Page vs Donald Sloan matchup.

A lot of that has to do also with the early entry. 15 years ago leaving early meant going after your JR year and there might be 1 or 2 guys leaving after FR or SO years. Now most guys are gone by their soph years which has completely drained the talent pool in college.

Heck, just on the Thunder you have 6-7 guys who are college aged.

 

[campbest]

To me it's more fun to watch KU or OU play. Or like a big game like Duke/North Carolina....but 90% of the college games are much more boring than watching the NBA. I'll take an NBA game on TV any day over say an average college game like a Texas A&M vs Okie State. Sorry but it's much more interesting to me to watch Kevin Durant vs Carmello than listening to crappy announcers and watch a Keiton Page vs Donald Sloan matchup.

I would rather watch an OSU-A&M conference game over a Kings-Timberwolves conference game.

 

[Crimson King]

I don't think I've ever seen so many college basketball fans on a college basketball forum claiming the NBA game was more fun to watch.

+1,000. I haven't watched a quarter of an NBA game since the 80s. 82 games? 7-game series vs. the Dance? One guy dribbling on the wing for 20 seconds? (Well, as a plus I guess they don't have Dookie V...)

 

[thebigabd]

82 games?

It's what they do for a living. Of course its a long season.

7-game series vs. the Dance?

A 7 game series decides who the best team is. A one loss elimination format does not.

One guy dribbling on the wing for 20 seconds?

How do you know? You haven't watched a game since the 1980's.

There is way less of one guy dribbling around in the NBA than in college basketball... Most NBA teams will have 5 players averages more than 12ppg. They pass it around a lot.