Interesting article on how the home team picks the ball mfg and it can make a difference
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28072023/the-hidden-disadvantage-facing-college-basketball-road-teams
Quote from: Cheeks on November 21, 2019, 09:30:55 AM
Interesting article on how the home team picks the ball mfg and it can make a difference
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28072023/the-hidden-disadvantage-facing-college-basketball-road-teams
Wasn't there a bit of a hub-bub about UW-madison choosing to play with a ball that almost no one uses?
Quote from: jesmu84 on November 21, 2019, 09:48:37 AM
Wasn't there a bit of a hub-bub about UW-madison choosing to play with a ball that almost no one uses?
Mentioned in the second paragraph...
Quote from: jesmu84 on November 21, 2019, 09:48:37 AM
Wasn't there a bit of a hub-bub about UW-madison choosing to play with a ball that almost no one uses?
It's mentioned in the article but the ball in question was "Sterling". A great Bo Ryan grift
Anyone know if we practice with the other teams brand before we play them?
Quote from: jesmu84 on November 21, 2019, 09:48:37 AM
Wasn't there a bit of a hub-bub about UW-madison choosing to play with a ball that almost no one uses?
Did it have laces?
So does a 29.5 inch ball have a better chance of going through the basket than a 30 inch? Is the diameter of the basketball rim the same or does that have a range as well?
Quote from: jesmu84 on November 21, 2019, 09:48:37 AM
Wasn't there a bit of a hub-bub about UW-madison choosing to play with a ball that almost no one uses?
Kohl Center rims are also softer than Vanilla Soft Serve. Fiserv rims are trampolines in comparison.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on November 21, 2019, 10:57:26 AM
So does a 29.5 inch ball have a better chance of going through the basket than a 30 inch? Is the diameter of the basketball rim the same or does that have a range as well?
And does anyone go full Brady and try to under/over inflate basketballs for an advantage?
Quote from: Warrior1969 on November 21, 2019, 09:57:56 AM
Anyone know if we practice with the other teams brand before we play them?
I know they use to, but cannot speak to how Wojo does it. It would surprise me if they did not.
Quote from: PTM on November 21, 2019, 11:02:56 AM
Kohl Center rims are also softer than Vanilla Soft Serve. Fiserv rims are trampolines in comparison.
that's a decision up to the team. However, rims must be calibrated within a certain scale for softness/hardness (I know, not technical jargon but I don't know how else to describe it) before the season. That then must be recorded and sent to the conference. Just another part of home-court advantage.
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on November 21, 2019, 12:51:31 PM
that's a decision up to the team. However, rims must be calibrated within a certain scale for softness/hardness (I know, not technical jargon but I don't know how else to describe it) before the season. That then must be recorded and sent to the conference. Just another part of home-court advantage.
I kinda feel sorry for whoever has to do that.
I don't think I would want the rim job.
Quote from: barfolomew on November 21, 2019, 01:01:25 PM
I kinda feel sorry for whoever has to do that.
I don't think I would want the rim job.
Of course if that's all you did it would leave a bad taste in your mouth. But there are probably lots of other kinds of jobs that person is doing.
Quote from: barfolomew on November 21, 2019, 01:01:25 PM
I kinda feel sorry for whoever has to do that.
I don't think I would want the rim job.
But with the money made you could buy your sweetheart some pearls
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on November 21, 2019, 12:51:31 PM
that's a decision up to the team. However, rims must be calibrated within a certain scale for softness/hardness (I know, not technical jargon but I don't know how else to describe it) before the season. That then must be recorded and sent to the conference. Just another part of home-court advantage.
I always wondered if a team could make one rim different than the other.
Knowing you have the better basket you could speed up the game and knowing when you have the tougher basket you could slow down the game.
Either way it could be a mind game on the opposing team.