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Three key rule changes to be voted on this week

NCAA Men's Final Four - Practice

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 05: Fans stand next to a giant NCAA logo outside of the stadium on the practice day prior to the NCAA Men’s Final Four at the Georgia Dome on April 5, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Remember all that talk about the possibility of the shot clock being changed from 35 seconds to 30 seconds?

Well, it doesn’t appear as if that is going to happen.

According to a report from CBSSports.com, there’s “not a lot of momentum” behind the rule change. But that doesn’t mean that the NCAA won’t have a chance to make some changes very soon, including amendants to arguably the three biggest problems in college hoops.

- The automatic flagrant foul rule could be changed to allow for more discretion on the part of the officials.

- The block/charge rule may be amended to make it more friendly for offensive players. Secondary defenders will have to establish legal guarding position before being able to draw a charge.

- Perhaps most importantly, there could be more enforcement of hand-checking and bumping cutters. This would allow the game to be more free-flowing and should help reduce the number of teams that rely on simply being more physical defensively.

The rules committee is meeting in Indianapolis, according to the report, and voting could pass these rules through on Wednesday or Thursday.

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