Like many of you I am a big college lacrosse fan and I enjoy watching a hard fought game. There has been a lot of chatter these days about the pace of the game and whether or not the NCAA should look at adding a shot clock. While I don't disagree with this having seen what a shot clock can do to speed up possessions and add excitement, in my opinion however a more pressing change is needed..... get rid of the dive shot/not landing in the crease rule!
Bottom line...Hopkins got screwed. That game should have been over when Kyle Wharton scored in OT! Don't get me wrong, I'm not by any means saying the referee blew the call. By rule he made the right call...."a player can not land in the crease UNLESS he's pushed into the crease. That's the gray area however, when two player's are competing at the point in the game there is no way as an official you can call a push. So you take away an exciting part of the game and as we saw last night take away an exciting win by a young and upcoming Hopkins lacrosse team over the #1 team in the country.
Come on NCAA.....fans want to see excitement. I know it's about safety but were there really that many injuries prior to legislating that rule? I don't recall any to be honest. That is one of the most exciting plays in lacrosse...the MLL is a faster more physical game and there have been 0 injuries in 10 years of play with the dive shot (.....knock on wood), so let the kids play!!!
Why you're at it....what do you think of adding a 90 second shot clock?
Have an opinion? Email me @ bd@lax-school.com
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
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