The upcoming basketball season promises a slew of scoring, a plethora of points, an orgy of offense. Just ask all the thinkers and tinkerers enamored of the new truncated shot clock.
We don’t believe the point problem is as serious as change advocates allege, or that the effects of the rules changes will be notable.
But here’s a bit of data that support contentions of sagging scoring: In 62 seasons so far, the ACC has been paced 52 times by a player scoring at least 20 points. Last season was one of the 10 exceptions (16 percent), recent events holding particular sway in popular estimation.