The new 20'9" men's three point line

[NYBB]

I think this is a fantastic idea and i'm glad that it's going to be mandatory for next season.  It will free up the court for a more open game and decrease the amount of 3P's made/taken.  The current 19'9" isn't a challenge for a lot of guys and weaker teams with small shooters take advantage of this way too often (my opinion).  Moving the line back is a great thing for college basketball.

[sac]

I'm kind of skeptical it will change the game much myself.  9" isn't that much, probably over half the 3's taken are already behind that distance.

We may just end up with more missed 3's per game than before.  I'm not sure why exactly the distanced has been changed, there doesn't seem to be a statistical reason for the change.  3pt shooting % has been dropping since its introduction 20 years ago.

[fcnews]

Just what we need, more lines on the floor. With the volleyball lines and now two 3 pt lines. A place like the "Garden" in NYC. You'll have the women's ( H.S. ), men's and the NBA lines. It will look like a bulls eye.

[smedindy]

Just make the college game the international rules, including the trapezoidal lane. Fear the trapezoid.

[Ralph Turner]

Just make the college game the international rules, including the trapezoidal lane. Fear the trapezoid.

I agree!

[LogShow]

I think the change in 3-point line will have minimal effect on the game.  Its only getting moved back slightly, and I think that the majority of the 3's taken already come from anywhere from 1 to 2 feet behind the current line.  I do agree though that the court is strating to have too many lines on it.  Starts to get distracting

[Titan Q]

Illinois Wesleyan refinished the Shirk Center floor this summer and decided to add the new line to the court, even though it doesn't take effect until next year.  After watching games this year at seeing where guys shoot 3's from, I really don't think the new line will have much impact at all...

http://www.iwuhoops.com/sjohn.jpg

[NYBB]

i think it's going to actually free up the game a bit more...any little amount of space is good.  i don't like the current 3P line and i actually think they should back the new one up to 21"9 instead of 20"9.  The NBA line is 23"9 so 21"9 wouldn't be that big of a deal.

I agree that 20"9 isn't that big of a deal compared to the 19"9 it already is and i also agree that more lines added to the court just sucks but it is a step to improve the college game and i like it.

[WolfPAC]

i think it's going to actually free up the game a bit more...any little amount of space is good.  i don't like the current 3P line and i actually think they should back the new one up to 21"9 instead of 20"9.  The NBA line is 23"9 so 21"9 wouldn't be that big of a deal.

I agree that 20"9 isn't that big of a deal compared to the 19"9 it already is and i also agree that more lines added to the court just sucks but it is a step to improve the college game and i like it.

Go with 21"9.   It only makes the players better as well.  Gives em more room and generates more rebounds.  Sometimes it separates skill from luck as well.  I believe it will force more lane drives and inside play.  The current 3pt line seems OK for the women but too easy for the men at times.

The only down side is that is seems a talented team could score 3's at will from the current distance, and control the game at will.  Moving the line back will separate space for kickouts and possible steals from the passes going a longer distance could make for more turnovers.  Will this be more exciting I would think is the real question, or will it cause more teams to go inside more often?  On screens, that 1 or 2 feet could let a player slide through in the paint if they are up higher covering the three player shooting.  When screening down and across I would thing the new line would allow more space from the corner and wings as well.  The less talented teams won't be able to take advantage of the 3 as easy though.

[hickory_cornhusker]

I don't like the rule. If you moved it back to 21'9 or farther it would make a difference but that one foot isn't going to change anything except make the floor look more cluttered.

[Just Bill]

I'll offer a Karma point to the first person who can post a picture of a court with FOUR three-point lines.  Women's College/HS, the new Men's College, International and NBA.

On your mark, get set, Google!

(actually, we may not get a winner until next fall)

[NYBB]

I can't.  Here's a nice shot of Baruch's court with both the women & men's 3P line though.

http://athletics.baruch.cuny.edu/index.asp?path=mbball&tab=mens

[NYBB]

The more and more i think about this, the more and more i think it's a really good idea.

I play in a men's league at the Reebok Sports Club in NYC on the upper west side and there are a lot of ex NCAA players in the league.  Most of these guys aren't that long out of school and it's ridiculous how easy it is for them to just drop 3's in from the 19'9" line...it's like a foul shot for most of them.

Now i know that 20'9" isn't THAT much of a difference but it's still a difference.  The 3 point line is too close and perhaps, just maybe that extra foot changes the ease of scoring from the outside next season.

[wizbegs1304]

With the way that kids shoot jump shots and three's now days, I don't see moving it back a tad, making a huge difference.

[Ralph Turner]

I wish that they had gone to international dimensions for the arc and the lane.

As someone said, "Fear the Zoid!" 

For what it's worth, why not go to the 11' hoop?

11' Basket (Intro by Tom Newell)

ForLoveOfGame web site

(I could not find any "you-tubes" of that game.)