Comes now news about some changes in college basketball. We all knew some of these were coming primarily due to all the sturm und drang we saw this season about the state of college basketball. Many in the commentariat complained that the sport was "unwatchable" due to the emphasis on defense, the physicality of the game and the relatively low number of possessions.
Earlier this week, the NCAA Men’s Basketball rules committee put forth a number of proposed changes. Most of these are summarized in this article on the NCAA website, as well as the rationale for making the changes.