Wright On: By rule, fast-paced Vulcan basketball may be better off

College basketball historian or not, if you appreciate the game at any level, it will be worth your time to watch the start of the fast-approaching season to see how they have tweaked the rules for the start of the 2015-16 season.

It’s a housekeeping thing they do to the game from time to time, in an effort to keep the game from being sidetracked. Over the decades, they have widened the key, instituted a shot clock, made long-range shots worth three points, all to keep the game pointed in the right direction. Some of the decisions have curious narratives, in retrospect.

Back in the day, say, 50 years ago, coaches all had their individual approaches to the game, but the vast majority of them…