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  "id": 130632,
  "title": "NCAA rule changes for 2019-2020 season",
  "url": "/competitions/google-cloud-ncaa-march-madness-2020-division-1-mens-tournament/discussion/130632",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-02-15T12:15:45.181941900Z",
  "votes": 33,
  "comment_count": 7,
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  "content": "<p>There are two rule changes for this year´s NCAA that could affect models based on historical data:\n- the 3-point line was moved to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches\n- the shot clock resets at 20 seconds after a field goal attempt hits the rim and the offensive team rebounds the ball in the front court</p>\n\n<p>The first rule will probably influence the number and % of 3-point shots, while the second is expected to increase the pace of the game (leading to higher total scores?)</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-06-05/mens-college-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international\">Men’s college basketball 3-point line extended to international distance</a></p>",
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      "id": "746692",
      "postDate": "02/15/2020 12:15:45",
      "content": "<p>There are two rule changes for this year´s NCAA that could affect models based on historical data:\n- the 3-point line was moved to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches\n- the shot clock resets at 20 seconds after a field goal attempt hits the rim and the offensive team rebounds the ball in the front court</p>\n\n<p>The first rule will probably influence the number and % of 3-point shots, while the second is expected to increase the pace of the game (leading to higher total scores?)</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-06-05/mens-college-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international\">Men’s college basketball 3-point line extended to international distance</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "There are two rule changes for this year´s NCAA that could affect models based on historical data:\n- the 3-point line was moved to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches\n- the shot clock resets at 20 seconds after a field goal attempt hits the rim and the offensive team rebounds the ball in the front court\n \nThe first rule will probably influence the number and % of 3-point shots, while the second is expected to increase the pace of the game (leading to higher total scores?)\n\n[Men’s college basketball 3-point line extended to international distance](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-06-05/mens-college-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international)",
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    {
      "id": "746693",
      "postDate": "02/15/2020 12:18:51",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you for sharing!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "747112",
      "postDate": "02/16/2020 01:07:49",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this bit of domain knowledge!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for this bit of domain knowledge!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "748864",
      "postDate": "02/18/2020 04:06:24",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this information</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for this information",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "749651",
      "postDate": "02/18/2020 20:44:16",
      "content": "<p>Great info tq u for ur guide!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great info tq u for ur guide!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "750039",
      "postDate": "02/19/2020 04:47:48",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for the info.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the info.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "758573",
      "postDate": "02/27/2020 23:42:57",
      "content": "<p>Great!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "769344",
      "postDate": "03/11/2020 19:49:05",
      "content": "<p>Thank you man , this is so insightful !</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you man , this is so insightful !",
      "votes": null
    }
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    {
      "id": 746693,
      "author_name": "decarmelo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/15/2020 12:18:51",
      "content": "<p>Thank you for sharing!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 747112,
      "author_name": "scharlesworth",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/16/2020 01:07:49",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this bit of domain knowledge!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 748864,
      "author_name": "sagaramu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/18/2020 04:06:24",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this information</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 749651,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/18/2020 20:44:16",
      "content": "<p>Great info tq u for ur guide!</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 750039,
      "author_name": "hyt037",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/19/2020 04:47:48",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for the info.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 758573,
      "author_name": "tayen1",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "02/27/2020 23:42:57",
      "content": "<p>Great!</p>",
      "votes": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 769344,
      "author_name": "yassinehamdaoui1",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "03/11/2020 19:49:05",
      "content": "<p>Thank you man , this is so insightful !</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "746692": "There are two rule changes for this year´s NCAA that could affect models based on historical data:\n- the 3-point line was moved to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches\n- the shot clock resets at 20 seconds after a field goal attempt hits the rim and the offensive team rebounds the ball in the front court\n \nThe first rule will probably influence the number and % of 3-point shots, while the second is expected to increase the pace of the game (leading to higher total scores?)\n\n[Men’s college basketball 3-point line extended to international distance](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-06-05/mens-college-basketball-3-point-line-extended-international)",
    "746693": "Thank you for sharing!",
    "747112": "Thanks for this bit of domain knowledge!",
    "748864": "Thanks for this information",
    "749651": "Great info tq u for ur guide!",
    "750039": "Thanks for the info.",
    "758573": "Great!",
    "769344": "Thank you man , this is so insightful !"
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