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Author Topic: WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls  (Read 992 times)

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WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls
« on: February 12, 2016, 11:06:25 AM »
http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/college/basketball/men/badgers-men-s-basketball-players-don-t-favor-under-armour/article_964169e3-625a-56e1-8c1c-0c6323948f00.html

“It’s definitely different,” Hayes said. “Personally, we don’t like it too much. I don’t like the Under Armour ball whatsoever. But that’s the way this amateur sports league is set up. We’re supposed to be having fun, but all the money is in these basketballs that colleges play with. But it’s an amateur sport, we’re just here for fun. It’s not really that serious. So I guess any ball should be OK.


Let's not talk about how Wisconsin is the only major D-1 team to use Sterling balls or anything, that would be too hypocritical.

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Re: WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2016, 03:39:04 PM »
I think they are using Tom Brady branded balls
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Re: WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2016, 04:14:00 PM »
Frankly, I am not big on playing with balls. I am more of a mountaineer and spelunker in my recreational pursuits.


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Re: WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2016, 04:16:42 PM »
Let's not talk about how Wisconsin is the only major D-1 team to use Sterling balls or anything, that would be too hypocritical.

Yep, this is a joke coming from Madison.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/sports/ncaabasketball/college-home-teams-can-pick-their-brands-of-basketballs.html

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Re: WSJ - Nigel Hayes doesn't like Under Armour balls
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2016, 04:46:30 PM »
The under armor ball is a really crap ball to be honest. It's heavier and has a different texture, whereas the Wilson Solution/Evolution and the Nike elite have a very similar feel.