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LET'S FACE IT: College basketball had been hand-checking itself into a corner. A really boring corner. Scoring was down, pace was sluggish and fans wondered what happened to the gorgeous game that was. Well, the reign of physicality is over. We think. Prior to the season, the NCAA instituted new rules that seek to ensure more freedom of movement on offense and resurrect scoring from historic lows. While it's too soon to tell exactly how the game will adapt, a month into this new era, we already see a few reasons to be optimistic.