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If the difference in the trend of turnover rate is real, it tells me that defenses are adjusting to the new rules interpretations, and not necessarily in the way that coaches like Izzo and Larry Eustachy fear. We may be on the path to a more free-flowing game, with more scoring and a less drastic drop in turnover rate than it looks based on the early data. Sure, there will be a few more fouls called, but we’ll see fewer players in foul trouble as the season continues, as was the case in previous seasons.
One other constant between this season and previous is that coaches, players, media, and fans will complain about the officiating. If the officials hadn’t changed their approach, we would have heard how college basketball is the roughest form of the sport played anywhere on the planet. So frankly, I’d prefer to evaluate this new era of hoops using data rather than comments from coaches, even those as respected as Tom Izzo.
One other constant between this season and previous is that coaches, players, media, and fans will complain about the officiating. If the officials hadn’t changed their approach, we would have heard how college basketball is the roughest form of the sport played anywhere on the planet. So frankly, I’d prefer to evaluate this new era of hoops using data rather than comments from coaches, even those as respected as Tom Izzo.
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