Changes eyed to boost scoring
College basketball, facing a groundswell of criticism for its slumberous product, is talking about picking up the pace. Potential rules changes will be discussed in the coming days to move up the start of practice by two to three weeks and to shorten the shot clock by five seconds. Reaction from coaches is largely positive. Most believe these reforms — along with other impending tweaks — could breathe life into a game coming off a season marred by the fewest points scored in more than half a century.