Point in time
College basketball took the first step forward (or should I say backward) in moving the 3-point line Thursday.
Here is the AP story info: Two decades after adding the 3-point line, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee approved a measure Thursday that will move the line back one foot ` from 19 feet, 9 inches to 20 feet, 9 inches. If approved by the playing rules oversight committee on May 25, it would mark the first major change to 3-pointers since their adoption.ΒΆ The change would not take place until November 2008.ΒΆ
I think it would be great to make the shot a little more difficult, and it might help us in international basketball, as well. Plus it might bring the mid-range jump shot back to the game.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:16 am
I'm not so sure this will be a good thing. It may hurt mid-major programs like Akron and Kent. The 3 pointer is an equalizer when playing against BCS type schools who have an advantage in the paint typically. Also, why would the NCAA choose some random distance different from the NBA and the International 3 point lines? Either use one of those distances or leave it as it is!