One thing I don't understand is why college basketball is so far behind the NBA and even women's basketball. College players are coming into the NBA with such a learning curve because they were basically just taught a different game for however long they stayed in college. The NCAA doesn't have to adopt every concept of the NBA but to me it's ridiculous how the game is played and sets players up to fail at the next level. The learning curve on big men is the biggest problem usually being very hard for them to adjust. Also you never get to see stars like Ben Simmons get the proper spacing or pace of play to really let them show their talent depriving the fans of what they should see. Lots of things need to change and to me most importantly would be the shot clock making games much more exciting and atleast preparing players for the next level. Another important change would be the 3 point line allowing players like Simmons more space to work with along with big men not having the paint so clogged up. Lots of things need to change not only for entertainment reasons making college basketball very tough to watch at times but also letting players actually prepare for the next level instead of having to learn a totally different game. To me this really hurts their development and would give teams who are scouting a much better idea of the player they are seeing instead of so much guessing. Actually get a real look at how players shoot the 3 being able to compare the % with what they would most likely do in the NBA. Teams would get a very good idea of how players work on space and how they handle the shot clock. Of course some players would develop their game from what you see in college but this would give teams a much closer look at what they are scouting.
One person I have heard make lots of very good points on this subject is Jay Bilas. I have always felt this way but hearing him the past couple years speak about it made me realize how bad it was and how much a change would do for the sports and player.
This is just one article that points out a lot while they have many others speaking about the problems with NCAA basketball. It's a long read but a good one if you are interested.
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt...le8081097.html
If you could change things in college what would it be or do you think it's fine how it is?